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Austin Watson

L · Unassigned · USA
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Status
Free Agent
Age / YOB
34 (1992)
Contract
N/A (prev. $900k)
Expires
UFA
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
—
Drafted
2010 Rd 1 (#18) ANH
Vitals
6'4" · 215 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 493 fwds
CK 68 28th
FG 81 93rd
DI 38 0th
SK 65 12th
ST 81 89th
EN 72 55th
DU 77 29th
PH 58 11th
FO 50 53rd
PA 48 5th
SC 58 23rd
DF 67 34th
PS 55 62nd
EX 72 66th
LD 75 67th
OV 60 14th

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2017-18 CGY 81 7 3 10 0.12 +1 27 1 0 1 53 13.2% 81
2018-19 CGY 80 8 6 14 0.18 -8 74 0 0 0 94 8.5% 135
2019-20 CGY 82 4 4 8 0.10 +1 54 0 0 0 79 5.1% 112
2020-21 NYI 81 5 2 7 0.09 -6 59 1 0 0 88 5.7% 112
2021-22 NYI 59 3 3 6 0.10 -5 20 1 0 0 62 4.8% 70
2022-23 NYI / COL / PIT 43 6 3 9 0.21 -8 49 1 0 0 50 12.0% 85
2023-24 TOR 82 6 6 12 0.15 -2 40 1 0 0 73 8.2% 85
CAREER 7 yrs 508 39 27 66 0.13 -27 323 5 0 1 -- 7.8% 680
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2017-18 CGY 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.0% 6
2019-20 CGY 13 2 2 4 0.31 -2 14 0 1 0 21 9.5% 20
2020-21 NYI 11 0 0 0 0.00 -1 6 0 0 0 10 0.0% 11
2021-22 NYI 15 0 1 1 0.07 -1 4 0 0 0 13 0.0% 12
2022-23 PIT 23 1 2 3 0.13 -1 6 0 0 0 23 4.3% 20
CAREER 5 app. 67 3 6 9 0.13 -5 34 0 1 0 -- 4.2% 69
2026-27 Regular Season
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No regular-season games played yet.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2024-25 13 3 0 3 +1 17 0 0 0 13 7:51
On Pace - 82 19 0 19 +6 107 0 0 0 82 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2012-13 NSH 6 1 0 1 0.17 -2 0 0 0 0 25.0% 12:42
2015-16 NSH 57 3 7 10 0.18 -4 32 0 0 0 5.5% 10:00
2016-17 NSH 77 5 12 17 0.22 +14 99 0 0 0 5.6% 12:26
2017-18 NSH 76 14 5 19 0.25 +2 123 3 0 0 14.6% 12:20
2018-19 NSH 37 7 9 16 0.43 +11 39 1 1 1 10.9% 14:30
2019-20 NSH 53 6 8 14 0.26 -9 65 1 0 0 12.0% 11:37
2020-21 OTT 34 3 7 10 0.29 -7 40 0 0 0 7.3% 12:00
2021-22 OTT 67 10 6 16 0.24 -3 91 1 0 0 11.4% 11:59
2022-23 OTT 75 9 2 11 0.15 -7 123 2 0 0 11.4% 10:14
2023-24 TBL 33 2 2 4 0.12 +2 93 0 0 0 11.8% 7:16
2024-25 DET 13 3 0 3 0.23 +1 17 0 0 0 23.1% 7:51
Career NHL 528 63 58 121 0.23 -2 722 8 1 1 10.6% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2016-17 24 C ANH 78 66 83 77 75 50 83 58 39 61 57 84 25 51 51 64
2017-18 25 C CGY 84 45 65 78 74 62 84 58 37 63 57 85 25 59 59 65
2018-19 26 C CGY 90 99 57 78 77 63 94 59 57 57 71 90 25 63 63 68
2019-20 27 C CGY 94 99 71 78 80 68 75 57 39 69 71 86 53 65 66 69
2020-21 28 C NYI 90 99 67 78 80 59 64 57 44 62 60 83 53 66 67 65
2021-22 29 C NYI 94 47 68 78 75 61 69 58 35 66 59 91 53 67 69 67
2022-23 30 C PIT 97 99 63 78 78 62 76 60 35 59 68 80 53 69 69 66
2023-24 31 C TOR 87 99 56 78 80 57 88 59 39 53 62 84 53 71 71 65
2024-25 32 LW TOR 91 99 33 78 82 48 71 64 25 56 57 67 53 72 72 63
2026-27 34 L - 68 81 38 65 81 72 77 58 50 48 58 67 55 72 75 60
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2016-17 24 C ANH 78 66 83 77 75 50 83 58 39 61 57 84 25 51 51 64
2017-18 25 C CGY +6 −21 −18 +1 −1 +12 +1 · −2 +2 · +1 · +8 +8 +1
2018-19 26 C CGY +6 +54 −8 · +3 +1 +10 +1 +20 −6 +14 +5 · +4 +4 +3
2019-20 27 C CGY +4 · +14 · +3 +5 −19 −2 −18 +12 · −4 +28 +2 +3 +1
2020-21 28 C NYI −4 · −4 · · −9 −11 · +5 −7 −11 −3 · +1 +1 −4
2021-22 29 C NYI +4 −52 +1 · −5 +2 +5 +1 −9 +4 −1 +8 · +1 +2 +2
2022-23 30 C PIT +3 +52 −5 · +3 +1 +7 +2 · −7 +9 −11 · +2 · −1
2023-24 31 C TOR −10 · −7 · +2 −5 +12 −1 +4 −6 −6 +4 · +2 +2 −1
2024-25 32 LW TOR +4 · −23 · +2 −9 −17 +5 −14 +3 −5 −17 · +1 +1 −2
2026-27 34 L - −23 −18 +5 −13 −1 +24 +6 −6 +25 −8 +1 · +2 · +3 −3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2016-17 ANH $1,111,666 3 yr 1.5% 24 ELC Rookie
2019-20 CGY $1,650,000 4 yr 2.0% 27 RFA
2023-24 TOR $900,000 2 yr 1.1% 31 UFA
2017-18
Aug 21 2017
2017-18
to FLAMES
to DUCKS
2020-21
Aug 30 2020
2020-21
to ISLANDERS
to FLAMES
2022-23
Mar 24 2023
2022-23
to AVALANCHE
to ISLANDERS
Apr 14 2023
2022-23
to PENGUINS
to AVALANCHE
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