Mal Davis

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Mal Davis
Born (1956-10-10) October 10, 1956 (age 68)
Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 19781992

Malcolm Sterling Davis (born October 10, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Davis played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and its American Hockey League farm team, the Rochester Americans, and later with TPS Turku in Finland.

Born in Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Davis played for the Amherst Ramblers, a junior team in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and then attended Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he was a member of the university's Huskies ice hockey team.

Davis won the Les Cunningham Award for 1983–84. The award is given to the American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1975–76 Saint Mary's University AUAA 201171821
1976–77Saint Mary's UniversityAUAA20165212
1977–78Saint Mary's UniversityAUAA202313368
1978–79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60000
1978–79 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 714224662942024
1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 7934316545522419
1980–81 Detroit Red WingsNHL52020
1980–81 Adirondack Red WingsAHL58231235481764109
1981–82 Rochester Americans AHL753233651492352
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL2481220061010
1982–83 Rochester AmericansAHL5743327515
1983–84 Buffalo SabresNHL11213410000
1983–84 Rochester AmericansAHL7155481035315691533
1984–85 Buffalo SabresNHL471792626
1984–85 Rochester AmericansAHL644814
1985–86 Buffalo SabresNHL72024
1985–86 Rochester AmericansAHL3821153623
1986–87 TPS SM-l 3924153993530313
1987–88 TPSSM-l4432124468
1988–89 TPSSM-l34211536311093124
1988–89 Canada Intl.31342
1989–90 TPSSM-l3827113841963925
1990–91 TPSSM-l291161732
1990–91Raisio HT FIN III 22130
1990–91 SC Langnau SUI II 531414
1991–92EHC Essen-West DEU II 18197264346394
NHL totals1003122533471010
AHL totals3842121753872124616183463
SM-l totals18411559174265241862442