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USA Cliff Watson

a.k.a. "Clifford Watson"
#47 Rockford IceHogs / AHL - 22/23
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Last 10 games
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Dec 21, 1993
Position
D
Age
28
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Sheboygan, WI, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2012 round 6 #168 overall by San Jose Sharks
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time ECHL Kelly Cup Champion 1

Brothers: Cooper Watson & Carver Watson

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Appleton United USHS-WI 23 5 12 17 34 - |
2010-11 Team Wisconsin UMHSEHL 21 1 13 14 26 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
Appleton United USHS-WI 21 18 22 40 44 12 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2011-12 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 58 0 8 8 53 -13 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
2012-13 Sioux City Musketeers “C” USHL 62 3 8 11 65 10 |
2013-14 Michigan Tech NCAA 40 0 4 4 30 -2 |
2014-15 Michigan Tech NCAA 40 3 10 13 47 6 |
2015-16 Michigan Tech “C” NCAA 37 2 8 10 53 11 |
2016-17 Michigan Tech “C” NCAA 45 3 12 15 42 14 |
2017-18 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 36 9 16 25 19 -8 |
Colorado Eagles ECHL 8 3 2 5 2 7 | Playoffs 22 2 4 6 8 1
Utica Comets AHL 6 0 1 1 4 -4 |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Stockton Heat AHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
2018-19 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 25 7 7 14 20 8 | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 4 2
Stockton Heat AHL 4 0 1 1 6 1 |
Hershey Bears AHL 5 0 2 2 2 3 |
Utica Comets AHL 5 0 0 0 0 -4 |
Ontario Reign AHL 13 2 1 3 14 4 |
2019-20 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 32 1 15 16 32 -7 |
Indy Fuel ECHL 21 4 11 15 12 -3 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 2 0 0 0 5 -3 |
2020-21 Indy Fuel “C” ECHL 45 1 16 17 32 -13 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -4
Rockford IceHogs AHL 8 0 1 1 2 -3 |
2021-22 Rockford IceHogs AHL 20 0 4 4 10 0 |
Indy Fuel “C” ECHL 16 5 5 10 27 12 |
2022-23 Rockford IceHogs AHL 6 0 1 1 6 -5 |
Indy Fuel ECHL 2 2 3 5 2 1 |
Projected AHL 61 0 10 10 61 -51 |
2022-23 AHL/ECHL/USHL/WHL/OHL/QMJHL stats powered by HockeyTech
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 71 2 11 13 0.18 49 -10 | 0
ECHL 6 185 32 75 107 0.58 146 -3 | 3 33 2 8 10 0.30 16 -1
NCAA 4 162 8 34 42 0.26 172 29 | 0
UMHSEHL 1 21 1 13 14 0.67 26 - | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 -
USHL 2 120 3 16 19 0.16 118 -3 | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -2
USHS-WI 2 44 23 34 57 1.30 78 12 | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
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Strength
13
Speed
13
Shot Blocking
13
Hitting
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
C.J. Eick (F) 2013-2022 7 Indy Fuel, Kansas City Mavericks, Michigan Tech, Utah Grizzlies
Spencer Watson (F) 2018-2023 5 Indy Fuel, Ontario Reign
Chris Leibinger (D) 2013-2018 5 Michigan Tech, Utah Grizzlies
Tyler Heinonen (F) 2013-2018 5 Michigan Tech, San Jose Barracuda
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/21/2022
11/21/2022 Up/Down Indy Fuel Rockford IceHogs
11/20/2022
11/20/2022 Up/Down Rockford IceHogs Indy Fuel
06/09/2022
06/09/2022 Extension Rockford IceHogs Rockford IceHogs
08/10/2021
08/10/2021 Confirmed Indy Fuel Rockford IceHogs
03/08/2021
03/08/2021 Loan Indy Fuel Rockford IceHogs
11/13/2020
11/13/2020 Extension Indy Fuel Indy Fuel
01/23/2020
01/23/2020 Confirmed Kansas City Mavericks Indy Fuel
09/24/2019
09/24/2019 Loan Kansas City Mavericks Chicago Wolves
08/22/2019
08/22/2019 Extension Kansas City Mavericks Kansas City Mavericks
02/19/2019
02/19/2019 Loan Kansas City Mavericks Ontario Reign
01/08/2019
01/08/2019 Loan Kansas City Mavericks Utica Comets
12/21/2018
12/21/2018 Loan Kansas City Mavericks Hershey Bears
10/05/2018
10/05/2018 Loan Kansas City Mavericks Stockton Heat
08/10/2018
08/10/2018 Confirmed Colorado Eagles Kansas City Mavericks
03/29/2018
03/29/2018 Loan Colorado Eagles Stockton Heat
02/22/2018
02/22/2018 Loan Colorado Eagles San Jose Barracuda
02/15/2018
02/15/2018 Confirmed Utah Grizzlies Colorado Eagles
12/04/2017
12/04/2017 Loan Utah Grizzlies Utica Comets
10/03/2017
10/03/2017 Confirmed Michigan Tech Utah Grizzlies
08/05/2013
08/05/2013 Confirmed Sioux City Musketeers Michigan Tech
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Drafted 2010, 17 #245 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft

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