Tim Watters (original) (raw)

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Canadian former ice hockey defenceman (born 1959)

Ice hockey player

Tim Watters
Born (1959-07-25) July 25, 1959 (age 65)Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets Los Angeles Kings
National team Canada
NHL draft 124th overall, 1979Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1981–1995
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater Michigan Tech University
Playing career
1977–1981 Michigan Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996 Boston Bruins (Assistant)
1996–2000 Michigan Tech
Head coaching record
Overall 39–116–9 (.265) [College]

Timothy John Watters (born July 25, 1959) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Tim Watters was a rarity in the National Hockey League (NHL), a physical defenceman who stood under 6 feet tall and under 200 pounds. He played in 2 Olympics and well over 700 NHL games, quietly playing a solid though unspectacular role from 1981 through 1995 with the Winnipeg Jets and Los Angeles Kings, two teams that didn't enjoy much success or fanfare. Not having the size to out-muscle opponents, Watters learned to be in perfect position and angled shooters out of harm's way. He read the oncoming rushes very well, and thanklessly cut off passing lanes and blocked shots. He learned to tie up players' sticks and was one of the few modern players to master the hip check.

He retired from the NHL as a player after the 1995 season. He served as an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins during the 1996 season, and as head coach for the NCAA Division I Michigan Tech Huskies from 1996–97 to 1999–2000.

Watters currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, where he works in the commercial real estate business. He also coaches youth hockey in nearby Tempe.[_citation needed_]

Regular season and playoffs

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| | | Regular season | | Playoffs | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | -- | - | --- | --- | --- | | Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | | 1975–76 | Merritt Centennials | BCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 1976–77 | Kamloops Braves | BCHL | 60 | 10 | 38 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 1976–77 | Kamloops Chiefs | WCHL | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1977–78 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 37 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1978–79 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 38 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1979–80 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 56 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1980–81 | Michigan Tech University | WCHA | 43 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1981–82 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 69 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | | 1981–82 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1982–83 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 77 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 1983–84 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 74 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 169 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 1984–85 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 63 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | | 1985–86 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 56 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1986–87 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 119 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | | 1987–88 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | 1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 168 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 62 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | | 1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | 1991–92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 37 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | 1991–92 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | | 1992–93 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 60 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | NHL totals | 741 | 26 | 151 | 177 | 1289 | 82 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 115 | | |

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1980 Canada OG 6 1 1 2 0
1983 Canada WC 10 0 0 0 8
1988 Canada OG 8 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 24 1 2 3 10

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) (1996–2000)
1996–97 Michigan Tech 8–27–4 5–23–4 10th WCHA First Round
1997–98 Michigan Tech 17–20–3 10–17–1 7th WCHA First Round
1998–99 Michigan Tech 9–28–1 9–19–0 8th WCHA First Round
1999–00 Michigan Tech 4–34–0 2–26–0 10th WCHA First Round
2000–01 Michigan Tech 1–7–1† 1–7–0† – –
Michigan Tech: 39–116–9 27–92–5
Total: 39–116–9
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

† Watters was fired in November and replaced by Mike Sertich

Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1980–81 [1]
AHCA West All-American 1980–81 [2]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1981 [3]
  1. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.