USA Austin Watson
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
2-time OHL Champion 2
1-time OHL Playoffs MVP (Wayne Gretzky 99 Award) 1
Date of Birth
Position
W/C
Age
32
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$776,665 Powered by
Agency

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Austin Watson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Compuware 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 28* 10* 26* 36* 18* -* |
2006-07 Compuware 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 29* 24* 38* 62* 55* -* |
2007-08 Compuware 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 31* 12* 28* 40* 36* -* |
2008-09 Windsor Spitfires OHL 63* 10* 19* 29* 41* 15* | Playoffs 20 0 3 3 15 1
2009-10 Windsor Spitfires OHL 42* 11* 23* 34* 14* 11* |
Peterborough Petes OHL 10* 9* 11* 20* 8* 5* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 2 -4
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 9* 4* 2* 6* 33* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 1* 3* 33* 2* |
2010-11 Peterborough Petes OHL 68* 34* 34* 68* 54* -38* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2011-12 Peterborough Petes OHL 32* 14* 19* 33* 33* -1* |
London Knights OHL 29* 11* 24* 35* 14* 3* | Playoffs 19 10 7 17 10 10
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 6* 9* 0* 6* |
2012-13 Nashville Predators NHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 72* 20* 17* 37* 22* 4* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 0
2013-14 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 76* 22* 24* 46* 24* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -3
2014-15 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 76* 26* 18* 44* 34* -2* |
2015-16 Nashville Predators NHL 57* 3* 7* 10* 32* -4* |
2016-17 Nashville Predators NHL 77* 5* 12* 17* 99* 14* | Playoffs 22 4 5 9 28 3
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 3* 1* 0* 1* 9* 1* |
2017-18 Nashville Predators NHL 76* 14* 5* 19* 123* 2* | Playoffs 13 5 3 8 12 3
2018-19 Nashville Predators NHL 37* 7* 9* 16* 39* 11* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 -2
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2* 4* 0* 4* 0* 3* |
2019-20 Nashville Predators NHL 53* 6* 8* 14* 65* -9* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
2020-21 Ottawa Senators NHL 34* 3* 7* 10* 40* -7* |
2021-22 Ottawa Senators NHL 67* 10* 6* 16* 91* -3* |
USA “A” WC 10* 0* 1* 1* 27* -2* |
2022-23 Ottawa Senators NHL 75* 9* 2* 11* 123* -7* |
2023-24 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 33* 2* 2* 4* 93* 2* |
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Austin Watson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Detroit Compuware QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 Windsor Spitfires Memorial Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2011-12 London Knights Memorial Cup 4* 2* 3* 5* 0* 0* |

Austin Watson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 234* 73* 59* 132* 0.56* 89* 10* | 3 10 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.10 * 6 * -3 *
Memorial Cup 2 9* 2* 4* 6* 0.67* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 515* 60* 58* 118* 0.23* 705* -3* | 4 45 10 * 9 * 19 * 0.42 * 48 * 4 *
NTDP 1 9* 4* 2* 6* 0.67* 33* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 244* 89* 130* 219* 0.90* 164* -5* | 3 43 12 * 10 * 22 * 0.51 * 27 * 7 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 13U 1 28* 10* 26* 36* 1.29* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 29* 24* 38* 62* 2.14* 55* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 31* 12* 28* 40* 1.29* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 0* 1* 1* 0.10* 27* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 33* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 3* 6* 9* 1.50* 0* 6* | 0 * * * * * *

Austin Watson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/09/2023
10/09/2023 Confirmed Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning
10/10/2020
10/10/2020 Confirmed Nashville Predators Ottawa Senators
11/01/2019
11/01/2019 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
07/24/2017
07/24/2017 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
06/29/2015
06/29/2015 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
01/09/2012
01/09/2012 Confirmed Peterborough Petes London Knights
03/31/2011
03/31/2011 Confirmed Peterborough Petes Nashville Predators
01/10/2010
01/10/2010 Confirmed Windsor Spitfires Peterborough Petes
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 2 #36 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection