Mike Watt (ice hockey)

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Mike Watt
Born (1976-03-31) March 31, 1976 (age 49)
Seaforth, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Nashville Predators
Carolina Hurricanes
NHL draft 32nd overall, 1994
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19972008

Michael Watt (born March 31, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for four different National Hockey League teams.

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Playing career

Mike Watt was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the second round, 34th overall. He spent the next three seasons playing in the NCAA for Michigan State University. He joined the Oilers for the 1997–98 season.

Watt appeared in 14 games for the Oilers in 1997-98, recording 3 points. On June 18, 1998, he was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Eric Fichaud. Watt would play 120 games for the Isles. He was placed on waivers and claimed by the Nashville Predators on May 23, 2000. After only 18 games with the Preds, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Mikhail Chernov on May 24, 2001. After joining Philadelphia, he suffered a shoulder injury during an exhibition game. He did not play again in the NHL until he suited up for five games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2002–03. In 2003, he moved to Europe, spending two seasons in the Russian Super League with SKA St. Petersburg and one season in Sweden's Elitserien with Leksands IF.

Coaching career

In 2014, he became an assistant coach with the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League for one season. He then joined the Bloomington Thunder in the United States Hockey League as an assistant. He became the head coach of the team formerly known as the Thunder, the Central Illinois Flying Aces, in 2017, a position he held until the team folded in 2019. In 2021, he was named the head coach of the Vermilion County Bobcats expansion team in the Southern Professional Hockey League, [1] but left after one game. [2]

Personal life

Watt was born in Seaforth, Ontario and raised in Egmondville, Ontario.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Seaforth Centenaires OHA-D 3915233843
1991–92 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 4052126103
1992–93 Stratford CullitonsMWJHL45203555100
1993–94 Stratford CullitonsMWJHL48343468165
1994–95 Michigan State University CCHA 391261864
1995–96 Michigan State UniversityCCHA3717223960
1996–97 Michigan State UniversityCCHA39241741109
1997–98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 141234
1997–98 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 632425496592248
1998–99 New York Islanders NHL758172512
1998–99 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL21012
1999–00 New York IslandersNHL45561117
1999–00 Lowell Lock MonstersAHL1661117671124
2000–01 Nashville Predators NHL181128
2000–01 Milwaukee Admirals AHL602020404851236
2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL531113243852136
2002–03 Lowell Lock MonstersAHL619142335
2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL50000
2003–04 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 5711132477
2004–05 SKA St. PetersburgRSL47661254
2005–06 Leksands IF SHL 2352730
2006–07 Muskegon Fury UHL 683544793211136194
2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL10000
2007–08 Muskegon FuryUHL4917324927
AHL totals194506311314423641020
NHL totals15715264141

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1996 Canada WJC 61236
Junior totals61236

Awards and honours

AwardYear
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1997 [3]

References

  1. "Mike Watt Named Head Coach of Bobcats for 2021-22 Season". OurSports Central. August 12, 2021.
  2. "Bobcats Update Coach Situation". VCBobcats.com. October 28, 2021.
  3. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.