| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 165 |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers |
| Birth Date: | April 24, 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1935 |
| Career End: | 1948 |
Joseph Philippe Henri Watson (April 24, 1914 — February 1, 1991) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. He played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers between 1936 and 1948, and coached the Rangers from 1955 to 1960 and the Boston Bruins from 1961 to 1963. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.
Soon after retiring as a player, Watson became a coach. He was head coach of:
In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Watson at No. 76 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 590 | 144 | 265 | 409 | 532 | 54 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 67 | ||||
| Team | Year | Post season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| NYR | 1955–56 | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 74 | 3rd in NHL | Lost in semi-finals |
| NYR | 1956–57 | 70 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 66 | 4th in NHL | Lost in semi-finals |
| NYR | 1957–58 | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 77 | 2nd in NHL | Lost in semi-finals |
| NYR | 1958–59 | 70 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 64 | 5th in NHL | DNQ |
| NYR | 1959–60 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6th in NHL | Fired |
| BOS | 1961–62 | 70 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 38 | 6th in NHL | DNQ |
| BOS | 1962–63 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6th in NHL | Fired |
| PHI (WHA) | 1972–73 | 71 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 74 | 3rd in East Division | Lost in first round |
| VAN (WHA) | 1973–74 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5th in West Division | Fired |
| NHL Total | 379 | 135 | 179 | 65 | 335 | |||
| WHA Total | 83 | 40 | 43 | 0 | 80 | |||