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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tim Watters
Selected in
sixth round
No. 124 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Born
July 25, 1959
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Michigan Tech (WCHA)
Birthplace: Kamloops, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown:
Kamloops, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Kamloops | BCJHL |
60 | 10 |
38 | 48 |
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Kamloops | WCHL |
15 | 3 |
0 | 3 |
29 | | 1977-78 |
Michigan Tech | WCHA |
37 | 1 |
15 | 16 |
47 | | 1978-79 |
Michigan Tech | WCHA |
31 | 6 |
21 | 27 |
48 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHA All-Star Honorable Mention: 1978-79 (Michigan Tech)
MTU Gitzen-Loutit
Award (Outstanding Defenseman): 1978-79
Michigan Tech Matovich Award
(Outstanding Freshman): 1977-78 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1981 (Toronto at Winnipeg)
Numbers: 7 (Winnipeg); 5
(Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired June 20, 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1995 |
Winnipeg, Los Angeles | 741 |
26 | 151 |
177 | 1,289 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1993 |
Winnipeg, Los Angeles | 82 |
1 | 5 |
6 | 115 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1993 (Los Angeles)
Winnipeg Seventh Player: 1984-85
Winnipeg Most Improved Player:
1981-82
Los Angeles Outstanding Defenseman: 1989-90
Los Angeles Unsung
Hero: 1988-89
Coaching Career: Named Boston assistant coach on
June 20, 1995, and remained in that position until Aug. 1, 1996.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1983-84 season with pulled hamstring, an
injury suffered in October 1983. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with broken
wrist, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Dec. 18, 1984, game at N.Y.
Islanders. ... Was Winnipeg's nominee for 1984-85 Masterton Trophy. ... Served
as Winnipeg assistant captain from 1984-85 season through 1987-88 season. ...
Missed remainder of 1985-86 season and entire 1986 playoffs with back spasms,
an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Feb. 17, 1986, game at Philadelphia. The
injury required surgery to shrink one of the discs in his back. ... Missed
parts of 1987-88 season with shoulder injury, suffered in October 1987, with strained knee, an injury suffered when he collided
with Kevin Lowe during Winnipeg's Dec. 18, 1987, game at Edmonton, with foot
contusion, suffered in January 1988, and with viral infection, contracted in
March 1988. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with sprained knee, an injury
suffered in November 1988, with sore neck, an injury suffered in January 1989,
and with bruised calf, an injury suffered in March 1989. ... Suspended one
game by NHL during 1988-89 for receiving second stick-related major penalty of
season. He served the suspension on Feb. 24, 1989. ... Paired on defense with
Tom Laidlaw for Los Angeles in 1988-89. ... Missed two games in November 1989
while attending birth of his son Eric. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with
bruised ankle, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Dec. 21, 1989, game vs.
Quebec. ... Missed remainder of 1990 playoffs with ankle injury, suffered in
Game 4 of Los Angeles' first-round playoff series vs. Calgary on April 10,
1990. ... Missed parts of 1990-91 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered
during Los Angeles' Oct. 6, 1990, game vs. Vancouver, and with twisted right
knee, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Jan. 12, 1991, game vs.
Vancouver. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with sprained ankle, an injury
suffered during Los Angeles' Oct. 28, 1991, game at Detroit. ... Suspended one
game by NHL in 1991-92 for receiving his second stick-related major of the
season. ... Missed last three games of 1992-93 regular season with illness,
contracted in April 1993. ... Missed most of 1995 season with strained groin,
an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Feb. 17, 1995, game vs. San Jose. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Team Canada; Michigan Tech (WCHA);
Tulsa (CHL); Phoenix (IHL)
Olympics: 1980
(sixth place), 1988 (fourth place)
World Championships: 1983 (bronze
medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA West All-America First Team:
1980-81 (Michigan Tech)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1981
(Michigan Tech)
WCHA All-Star First Team: 1980-81 (Michigan
Tech)
Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 1997
MTU Gitzen-Loutit Award (Outstanding Defenseman): 1980-81
Michigan
Tech Captain: 1980-81
NCAA
Records: Most coaching losses in one season (34 for Michigan Tech in
1999-00)
Michigan Tech Records: Most points
by a defenseman in one season (50 in 1980-81, shares record), most assists
in one season by a defenseman (38 in 1980-81), most coaching losses in one
season (34 in 1999-00)
Coaching Career: Named Phoenix (IHL) player-assistant coach prior to
1994-95 season and remained in that position until June 20, 1995. ... Named
Michigan Tech (WCHA) head coach on Aug. 1, 1996, and remained in position
until Nov. 7, 2000. ... Began working as youth hockey coach (Bantam A level) in
Chandler, Ariz., in May 2003 and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Education: Took summer business classes at University of Manitoba during
his early playing days in Winnipeg. ... Finished undergraduate degree in
business administration at Michigan Tech in 1984.
Miscellaneous: Led Team Canada
defensemen in scoring with 31 total points during 1979-80 pre-Olympic tour and 1980
Olympics. ... Loaned by Winnipeg to
Team Canada for 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, causing him to miss 10 games
in Jets' 1987-88 season. The Jets made the last-minute decision
to loan Watters on Jan. 31, 1988, just under two weeks before the Olympics
opened. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days,
including work as honorary commodore of Winnipeg's Canoe-a-thon, an event that
raised money to benefit the mentally handicapped, and work on behalf of Big
Brothers and Ronald McDonald House when he was in Los Angeles.
Personal: Nicknamed "Muddy." ...
Full name is Timothy John Watters. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Watters played out his final
contract with Winnipeg and became an unrestricted free agent when he refused a
termination-contract offer from Jets. He signed with Los Angeles on June 27, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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