Joe Watkins

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Joe Watkins
Born (1979-10-27) 27 October 1979 (age 44)
Durham, England, UK
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left-handed
Played for Sunderland Chiefs (1994-1995)
Durham Wasps (1995-1996)
Billingham Bombers (1995-1996)
Kingston Hawks (1996-1997)
Telford Tigers (1997-1999)
→Fife Flyers (1998-1999)
London Knights (1999-2000)
Basingstoke Bison (1999-2000)
Bracknell Bees (2000-2003)
Bakersfield Condors (2003-2004)
Amsterdam Tigers (2004-2005)
London Racers (2004-2005)
Guildford Flames (2005-2009)
Bakersfield Condors (2009-2010)
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Joe Watkins (born 27 October 1979) is a retired English ice hockey goaltender from Durham. He spent four seasons with the Guildford Flames between 2005 and 2009. [1] He was awarded the British Ice Hockey Writers Association British Netminder of the Year award in 2002–03 and 2005–06 while with the Flames and Bracknell Bees, respectively. [2]

Watkins has also played for Sunderland Chiefs of the English Division 1; Telford Tigers, Fife Flyers, Basingstoke Bison in the BNL; Bracknell Bees in the BISL; the now defunct London Racers of the EIHL; Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL; and Amsterdam Bulldogs in the Netherlands. He has also played on the British national team in international games. [1] [3] His brothers Jack and Ben and nephew Sam are all active hockey players, while his brother Tom is a retired defenceman. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Joe Watkins". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "British netminder of the year". Ice Hockey Journalists UK. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008.
  3. ↑ Joe Watkins career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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