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|birth_place = Massachusetts |birth_flag = USA |death_date = |occupation = ice hockey official/executive |specialty = |previous team =Carolina Thunderbirds |stanley cup wins as a coach = |years as NHL player = |years as a coach = 1988-89 }} Brendon Watson (born c. 1944) is a retired ice hockey executive and head coach. ==Career== Watson started his hockey career as a player with the Greensboro Generals and Winston-Salem Polar Twins. He became a linesman and eventually a referee in several minor leagues before becoming an on-ice official in the World Hockey Association.〔(JohnstownCafe.com: Johnstown Chiefs vs Carolina Thunderbirds (inaugural program) ), January 13, 1988〕 From 1983 until 1987, Watson was an on-ice official for the Atlantic Coast Hockey League. Watson left the Atlantic Coast Hockey League in 1987 to become the commissioner of the newly formed All-American Hockey League. Before joining the ACHL, Watson worked as the commissioner for the New England Hockey League, a senior amateur league that operated in the New England area from 1979 until 1982.〔(HockeyDB.com: New England Hockey League (1979-1982) )〕 Watson was named head coach of the Carolina Thunderbirds on February 19, 1989, replacing then-head coach Keith McAdams.〔(EliteProspects.com: Brendon Watson (staff) profile page )〕 Watson led the Thunderbirds to the Riley Cup playoffs, winning eight out of the final thirteen games. Watson led the Thunderbirds to a game seven victory against the Johnstown Chiefs in 1989, winning the first Riley Cup in ECHL history despite only having 11 out of a possible 14 players available for the final game.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brendon Watson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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