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USA Cliff Watson
#25 Stavanger Oilers / Norway - 25/26
1-time ECHL Kelly Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 21, 1993
Position
D
Age
32
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Sheboygan, WI, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2012 round 6 #168 overall by San Jose Sharks
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers: Cooper Watson & Carver Watson

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Cliff Watson 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 Appleton United USHS-WI 21* 18* 22* 40* 44* 12* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Team Wisconsin UMHSEHL 21* 1* 13* 14* 26* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
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 11* 0* 2* 2* 6* -7* |
Indy Fuel ECHL 9* 2* 7* 9* 17* -2* |
2023-24 Stavanger Oilers Norway 42* 7* 17* 24* 14* 18* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 9 2
2024-25 Stavanger Oilers Norway 44* 7* 22* 29* 4* 34* | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 14 1
2025-26 Stavanger Oilers “A” Norway 22* 2* 5* 7* 10* 4* |
Projected Norway 41* 4* 9* 13* 19* 7* |

Cliff Watson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2023-24 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |

Cliff Watson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 76* 2* 12* 14* 0.18* 49* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 6 192* 32* 79* 111* 0.58* 161* -6* | 3 33 2 * 8 * 10 * 0.30 * 16 * -1 *
NCAA 4 162* 8* 34* 42* 0.26* 172* 29* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 3 108* 16* 44* 60* 0.56* 28* 56* | 2 24 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.25 * 23 * 3 *
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 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Cliff Watson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/20/2025
03/20/2025 Extension Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers
04/30/2024
04/30/2024 Extension Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers
06/07/2023
06/07/2023 Confirmed Rockford IceHogs Stavanger Oilers
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 17 #245 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft