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{{short description|English ice hockey player}}
{{other people}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2015}}{{Use British English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = Joe Watkins
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Durham, England]], UK
| death_date = 
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| height_cm = 188
| weight_kg = 86
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| catches = Left-handed
| played_for = [[Sunderland Chiefs]] (1994-1995)<br/>[[Durham Wasps]] (1995-1996)<br/>[[Billingham Stars|Billingham Bombers]] (1995-1996)<br/>[[Kingston Hawks]] (1996-1997)<br/>[[Telford Tigers]] (1997-1999)<br/>→[[Fife Flyers]] (1998-1999)<br/>[[London Knights (UK)|London Knights]] (1999-2000)<br/>[[Basingstoke Bison]] (1999-2000)<br/>[[Bracknell Bees]] (2000-2003)<br/>[[Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015)|Bakersfield Condors]] (2003-2004)<br/>[[Amsterdam Tigers]] (2004-2005)<br/>[[London Racers]] (2004-2005)<br/>[[Guildford Flames]] (2005-2009)<br/>[[Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015)|Bakersfield Condors]] (2009-2010)
| ntl_team = Great Britain
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'''Joe Watkins''' (born 27 October 1979) is a retired English [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] from [[Durham, England|Durham]]. He spent four seasons with the [[Guildford Flames]] between 2005 and 2009.<ref name=eliteprospects>{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/53973/joe-watkins|title=Joe Watkins|publisher=Elite Prospects|access-date=2023-12-28|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228071033/https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/53973/joe-watkins|url-status=live}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Ice Hockey Journalists UK|British Ice Hockey Writers Association]] [[British Netminder of the Year]] award in 2002&ndash;03 and 2005&ndash;06 while with the Flames and [[Bracknell Bees]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/british_netminder_trophy.htm|title=British netminder of the year|publisher=Ice Hockey Journalists UK|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206164244/http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/british_netminder_trophy.htm|archive-date=2008-02-06}}</ref>

Watkins has also played for [[Sunderland Chiefs]] of the [[British Hockey League|English Division 1]]; [[Telford Tigers]], [[Fife Flyers]], [[Basingstoke Bison]] in the [[British National League (1996–2005)|BNL]]; [[Bracknell Bees]] in the [[Ice Hockey Superleague|BISL]]; the now defunct [[London Racers]] of the [[Elite Ice Hockey League|EIHL]]; [[Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015)|Bakersfield Condors]] in the [[ECHL]]; and [[Amsterdam Bulldogs]] in the Netherlands. He has also played on the [[Great Britain national ice hockey team|British national team]] in international games.<ref name=eliteprospects/><ref>{{HockeyDB|38797}}</ref> His brothers Jack and Ben and nephew Sam are all active hockey players, while his brother Tom is a retired [[Defence (ice hockey)|defenceman]].<ref name=eliteprospects/>

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players]]
[[Category:Basingstoke Bison players]]
[[Category:Bracknell Bees players]]
[[Category:English ice hockey goaltenders]]
[[Category:Guildford Flames players]]
[[Category:London Racers players]]
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