| Mal Davis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1956 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 | 1978–1992 | ||
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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Saint Mary's University | AUAA | 20 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Saint Mary's University | AUAA | 20 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Saint Mary's University | AUAA | 20 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 71 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 79 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 1980–81 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 58 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1981–82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 24 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 57 | 43 | 32 | 75 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 55 | 48 | 103 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | ||
| 1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 47 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 38 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | TPS | SM-l | 39 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 93 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1987–88 | TPS | SM-l | 44 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TPS | SM-l | 34 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Canada | Intl. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | TPS | SM-l | 38 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | ||
| 1990–91 | TPS | SM-l | 29 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Raisio HT | FIN III | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | SC Langnau | SUI II | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | EHC Essen-West | DEU II | 18 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 100 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| AHL totals | 384 | 212 | 175 | 387 | 212 | 46 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 63 | ||||
| SM-l totals | 184 | 115 | 59 | 174 | 265 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 42 | ||||
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