1966-67 Topps 48 Bryan Watson Hockey Card (Front)
1966-67 Topps 48 Bryan Watson Hockey Card (Back)
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Last season was Bryan’s first full one in the NHL. A product of the Montreal farm system, he previously played 39 games for the Canadiens in the 1963-64 season.
En Français
La saison dernière était la première saison complète de Bryan dans la LHN. Un produit des clubs fermes de Montréal, il avait déjà participé à 39 parties pour les Canadiens durant la saison 1963-64.
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Bryan Watson came to the Detroit Red Wings on June 9, 1965 but it wasn’t from the Montreal Canadiens. The day before, the Habs traded Bugsy to the Chicago Blackhawks for Don Johns. On June 9, Detroit claimed Watson from the Hawks in the 1965 Intra-League Draft.
In his fourth game with the Red Wings, Watson scored his first of just 17 NHL goals. On October 30, 1965 at Maple Leaf Gardens, he scored shorthanded on Toronto goalie Terry Sawchuk. It was an unassisted marker with Pete Goegan in the box for holding. The Maple Leafs won the game 4-3 with Sawchuk making 37 saves.
The complicated NHL journey of Bryan Watson continued in 1967-68. At the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, he was picked by the Minnesota North Stars in the 15th round, 86th overall. The North Stars then traded him the same day to his original club, the Montreal Canadiens, for Bill Plager.
This time around, Bryan played a total of 12 games with the Habs, spending much of 1967-68 in the CHL with the Houston Apollos, leading the league with 293 penalty minutes over just 50 games. That year, he was the league’s MVP and top defenseman.
Between 1963-64 and 1978-79, Bryan Watson played 877 regular season and 32 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Oakland Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals. He finished up his pro career in the WHA, playing 21 regular season and three playoff games with the Cincinnati Stingers in 1978-79.