Harry Watson
Inducted:
1962
Player Stats
165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Born:
July 14, 1898
St. John's, Newfoundland Colony
Died:
September 11, 1957
London, Ontario, Canada
Position:
Left wing
College:
NA
Harry Ellis "Moose" Watson is widely considered the greatest amateur hockey player to ever lace up skates. While he never played in the NHL, his dominance was so total that he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame alongside the greatest professionals of his era. Watson was a left winger who combined terrifying physical strength with elite speed and a shot that legendary goalie Georges Vézina once described as the hardest he had ever faced.
Watson is most famous for leading the Toronto Granites to back-to-back Allan Cup titles and then representing Canada at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. His performance there remains the stuff of legend; he scored 36 goals in just five games, leading Canada to the Gold Medal. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.
Watson's Awards and Record:
- Olympic Gold Medalist (1924)
- 2x Allan Cup Champion (1922, 1923)
- All-time Olympic Record for most goals in a single tournament (37)
- All-time Olympic Record for most points in a single game (13)
- IIHF Hall of Fame Inductee (1998)
Career Teams
Toronto Granites
Toronto Dentals
National team:
Canada
Number Worn:
70
Career Stats
Playing career:
1916–1932
1924 Olympic Games:
5 GP / 36 Goals / 9 Assists
Allan Cup Championships:
2 (1922, 1923)
Ontario Hockey Association:
90 Goals in 58 Games
Career Points Per Game:
1.55 (OHA Senior)