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Phil Philip Watson

Phil Watson spent 13 seasons in the NHL, and with the exception of 44 games played with the Montreal Canadiens in 1943-44, was a career New York Ranger. He played in 546 regular-season games for the Blueshirts from 1935 to 1948.

Watson finished his career with 144 goals and contributed 265 assists for 409 points in 590 games. He was a member of that 1940 Rangers team that won the Stanley Cup. It would be another 54 years before the people of Manhattan got to see the Cup come back to them, thanks to the likes of Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, and Mike Richter in 1994. Watson also won a second Stanley Cup ring during his one season with the Montreal Canadiens.

In nine of his 13 NHL seasons, Watson managed to score at least ten goals in a season. His highest single-season total was 52 points, that coming in 1941-42 as a member of the Rangers. In 1943-44, as a member of the Montreal Canadiens, he scored 17 goals, bettering his previous high of 15, which he scored twice while with New York.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1932-33	Montreal St. Francis Xavier	MCJHL	11	10	5	15	16		2	0	0	0	0
1933-34	Montreal St. Francis Xavier	MCJHL	16	7	6	13	14
1934-35	Montreal Jr. Royals	QJHL	19	7	7	14	24		7	1	2	3	4
1935-36	New York Rangers	NHL	24	0	2	2	24
1935-36	Philadelphia Ramblers	Can-Am	22	9	5	14	32
1936-37	New York Rangers	NHL	48	11	17	28	22		9	0	2	2	9
1937-38	New York Rangers	NHL	48	7	25	32	52		3	0	2	2	0
1938-39	New York Rangers	NHL	48	15	22	37	42		7	1	1	2	7
1939-40	New York Rangers	NHL	48	7	28	35	42		12	3	6	9	16
1940-41	New York Rangers	NHL	40	11	25	36	49		3	0	2	2	9
1941-42	New York Rangers	NHL	48	15	37	52	58		6	1	4	5	8
1942-43	New York Rangers	NHL	46	14	28	42	44
1943-44	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	44	17	32	49	61		9	3	5	8	16
1944-45	New York Rangers	NHL	45	11	8	19	24
1945-46	New York Rangers	NHL	49	12	14	26	43
1946-47	New York Rangers	NHL	48	6	12	18	17
1947-48	New York Rangers	NHL	54	18	15	33	54		5	2	3	5	2
1948-49	New York Rovers	QSHL
NHL Totals			590	144	265	409	532		54	10	25	35	67


NHL Second All-Star Team (1942)	Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers for $4,500, October 27, 1935. Loaned to Montreal by NY Rangers for the 1943-44 season for the loan of Charlie Sands, Fern Gauthier, Dutch Hiller, John Mahaffy and future considerations (Tony Demers, December, 1943), October 27, 1943.

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