1966-67 Topps 33 Joe Watson Hockey Card (Front)
1966-67 Topps 33 Joe Watson Hockey Card (Back)
1966-67 Topps NHL Hockey Card Checklist
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Card Notes
This year Boston appears to have one of the best defence corps in the NHL. Joe was brought up to Boston for 4 games in the 1964-65 season but returned to Oklahoma City and played for Boston’s new coach, Harry Sinden. Harry has brought Joe up to Boston to start the season.
En Français
Cette année, Boston semble avoir l’un des meilleurs corps de défense dans la LHN. Joe fut appelé par Boston pour 4 parties durant la saison 1964-65, mais retourna à Oklahoma City. Harry a amené Joe à Boston avec lui cette année pour commencer la saison.
Details
Joe Watson would be a regular with the Boston Bruins in 1966-67, playing in 67 of the team’s 70 regular season games and he would never play in the minors again. It would be the last year for Joe with Boston, however.
Watson was selected 21st overall by the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. Ahead of him, the Flyers took two goalies, Bernie Parent and Doug Favell, and another defenseman in Ed Van Impe.
With Philadelphia, Joe was a major part of the franchise over the their first decade in the National Hockey League. He played with the club from 1967-68 until the end of 1977-78. Watson helped the Flyers to consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 1973-74 and 1974-75.
Between 1964-65 and 1978-79, Joe Watson appeared in 835 regular season and 84 playoff games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Rockies. Joe and his brother Jim Watson were both inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
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