Mike Watt (ice hockey)
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Mike Watt
| image =
| image_size =
| played_for = Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Nashville Predators
Carolina Hurricanes
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 214
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Seaforth, Ontario, Canada
| draft = 32nd overall
| draft_year = 1994
| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2008
}}
Michael Watt (born March 31, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for four different National Hockey League teams.
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 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,{{Cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mike-watt-named-head-coach-of-bobcats-for-2021-22-season/n-5732366 |title=Mike Watt Named Head Coach of Bobcats for 2021-22 Season |website=OurSports Central |date=August 12, 2021}} but left after one game.{{cite web |url=https://www.vcbobcats.com/bobcats-update-coach-situation |title=Bobcats Update Coach Situation |website=VCBobcats.com |date=October 28, 2021}}
Personal life
Watt was born in Seaforth, Ontario and raised in Egmondville, Ontario.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1990–91
| OHA-D | 39 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 43
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1991–92 | MWJHL | 40 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 103
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93
| Stratford Cullitons | MWJHL | 45 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 100
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94 | Stratford Cullitons | MWJHL | 48 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 165
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| CCHA | 39 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 64
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995–96 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 37 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 60
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97
| Michigan State University | CCHA | 39 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 109
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98
| AHL | 63 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 65
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99 | NHL | 75 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| AHL | — | — | — | — | —
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00
| Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01 | NHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01
| AHL | 60 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 48
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02 | AHL | 53 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 38
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2002–03
| Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 61 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 35
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03 | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04
| RSL | 57 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 77
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2004–05 | SKA St. Petersburg | RSL | 47 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 54
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06
| SHL | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2006–07 | UHL | 68 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 32
| 11 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 |
| 2006–07
| AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08 | Muskegon Fury | UHL | 49 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 27
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 194 !! 50 !! 63 !! 113 !! 144 ! 23 !! 6 !! 4 !! 10 !! 20 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 157 !! 15 !! 26 !! 41 !! 41 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
Awards and honours
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|elite=6448}}
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