Matt Davidson (ice hockey)

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Matt Davidson
Born (1977-08-09) August 9, 1977 (age 47)
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
DEG Metro Stars
Sinupret Ice Tigers
KalPa
Frederikshavn White Hawks
Tingsryds AIF
NHL draft 94th overall, 1995
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1997–2011

Matthew B. Davidson (born August 9, 1977) is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger. He played 56 games in the National Hockey League with the Columbus Blue Jackets between 2000 and 2003. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2011, was spent in the American Hockey League and then in several European leagues. [1]

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Career

Davidson was drafted in the fourth round, 94th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. After playing four seasons with the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League, Davidson made his professional debut with the Sabres' AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. He played three seasons with the Americans before the Sabres traded his rights to the Columbus Blue Jackets as part of a deal during the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft. Davidson played in 56 NHL games over three seasons with the Blue Jackets, scoring five goals and adding seven assists. [2]

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Davidson went to Germany to join the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey League. While the NHL resumed play in 2005–06, Davidson remained in Germany and played with the Sinupret Ice Tigers, before making the move to Finland for the 2006–07 season.

Matt Davidson signed a two-year contract (2007–08 and 2008–09) in Denmark for the Frederikshavn Whitehawks. He then spent two years in Sweden, and retired in 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93Saskatoon Contacts AAA SMHL 3614183236—————
1993–94 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 594121618100004
1994–95 Portland Winter HawksWHL721720375191340
1995–96 Portland Winter HawksWHL702426509672242
1996–97 Portland Winter HawksWHL724427714760112
1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 721512271231012
1998–99 Rochester AmericansAHL8026154144182136
1999–2000 Rochester AmericansAHL8012203230194268
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 50000—————
2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL721411252451232
2001–02 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL1712310—————
2001–02 Syracuse CrunchAHL47911206481344
2002–03 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL3445918—————
2002–03 Syracuse CrunchAHL4818163426—————
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL6614284236—————
2004–05 DEG Metro Stars DEL 49681452—————
2005–06 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL52812205841016
2006–07 KalPa SM-l 551692544—————
2007–08 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 3718102896187101718
2008–09 Frederikshavn White HawksDEN442134456472574
2009–10 Tingsryds AIF SWE-3 4124335734—————
2010–11 Tingsryds AIF Allsv 528152344—————
AHL totals46510811322123653981722
NHL totals56571228—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Davidson at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Matt Davidson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.


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