Sophomore Season (2014-15): Recipient of the Gitzen-Loutit Memorial Award as Michigan Tech’s most outstanding defensive player … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Served as an alternate captain for the Huskies … Tied for second among Tech blue-liners with 13 points (3-10) in 40 outings … Finished eighth nationally in blocked shots with 87 … Scored his first-career goal on Oct. 28 vs. Alabama Huntsville … Participated in the 2015 San Jose player development camp.
Freshman Season (2013-14): Earned the Gitzen-Loutit Memorial Award as the team's outstanding defensive player … Appeared in all 40 games with four assists on the season … Led the WCHA and ranked in the top five nationally in blocked shots with 101 … Team was 3-0-1 when Watson had a point.
Prior to Michigan Tech: Played two seasons with the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL …Tallied three goals and eight assists for 11 total points in 62 games in 2012-13 …Played in 58 games in 2011-12 with 0-8=8 … Selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks (168th overall).
Personal: Son of Clifford and Helene Watson of Appleton, Wis. … Born Dec. 12, 1993 … Has two younger brothers … Owns a 3.32 grade point average in sports in fitness management.
  | Overall | Conf | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Games | 37 | 29 | ||
Points | 10 | 8 | ||
Goals | 2 | 2 | ||
Assists | 8 | 6 | ||
PIM | 53 | 49 | ||
+/- | +10 | +10 | ||
Power-play goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Empty net goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Games started | 19 | 16 | ||
Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 | ||
Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
Shots | 48 | 35 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
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Oct 3 | Intrasquad Scrimmage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Oct 9 | Laurentian | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Oct 10 | Laurentian | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oct 16 | at Ferris State | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 17 | at Ferris State | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 23 | at Northern Michigan | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 24 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 30 | Ferris State | W, 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 31 | Ferris State | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 6 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 7 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 13 | Bowling Green | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 14 | Bowling Green | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 21 | at Michigan State | W, 5-4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 22 | at Michigan State | T, 4-4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 27 | at Alaska | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Nov 28 | at Alaska | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 4 | Alaska Anchorage | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 5 | Alaska Anchorage | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 11 | at Lake Superior State | T, 1-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 12 | at Lake Superior State | W, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dec 29 | vs. Michigan State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dec 30 | vs. Michigan | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 8 | vs. Connecticut | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 10 | vs. Yale | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 15 | Minnesota State | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 16 | Minnesota State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 29 | at Bowling Green | T, 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 30 | at Bowling Green | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 5 | Lake Superior State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 6 | Lake Superior State | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 19 | at Bemidji State | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 20 | at Bemidji State | W, 9-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 26 | Alaska | W, 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Feb 27 | Alaska | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Mar 4 | Northern Michigan | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 5 | at Northern Michigan | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mar 11 | Alaska | W, 7-1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mar 12 | Alaska | W, 5-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mar 18 | vs. Ferris State | L, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 37 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 53 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Conference | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 49 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
Exhibition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Location | Home | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Away | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
Neutral | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
Result | Wins | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 43 | +13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Losses | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Ties | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Month | October | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
November | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
December | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
January | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
February | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
March | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |