Nathan Davis (ice hockey)

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Nathan Davis
Born (1986-05-23) May 23, 1986 (age 36)
Rocky River, Ohio, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Miami
Rockford IceHogs
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 113th overall, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 20042010
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater Miami University
University of Colorado
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014–2015 Colorado (assistant)

Nathan Davis is an American lawyer and former ice hockey coach and center who was an All-American for Miami. [1]

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Career

Davis spent two years with the USNTDP, playing alongside future NHL players like Phil Kessel, Jack Skille and Jack Johnson. After winning a silver medal at the 2004 World U18 Championships, Davis began attending Miami University. He proved to be a solid addition to the team in his freshman season, finishing 1 off of the team lead with 14 goals. He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round of the 2005 Draft. He responded by leading the RedHawks in scoring as a sophomore and leading the team to just the second 1st-place finish in program history. [2] During the season, Davis was a member of the United States national junior team. They finished a disappointing 4th for the 2006 World Junior Championships.

Davis was named an alternate captain for his junior season and continued to lead the team in scoring. He was named an All-American for the year and led the program to its first ever NCAA Tournament victory, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 win. After the season, Davis played for the US national team but went scoreless in seven games. He returned to Miami for his senior year but things couldn't have started worse. He injured his shoulder in the season opener and missed several games. [3] The team was able to persevere without their star center and ended up post the best record in program history. Davis would eventually rejoin the team, playing in half of their games, and led Miami into the postseason with the 2nd overall seed. In the first game of the tournament, Davis reinjured his shoulder and he was unable to participate in the quarterfinal game against Boston College. Miami ended up losing the match 3–4 in overtime. [4]

After graduating cum laude with a degree in political science, Davis signed with the Blackhawks and was assigned to the Rockford IceHogs. [5] After playing just over half of the team's games in 2009, he was limited to just 23 appearances in his second season. Rather than continue fighting through the injury that never fully healed, Davis retired from professional hockey.

He returned to Ohio and worked as an intern for Senator Sherrod Brown. He had another brief stint as a sales representative for the Wirtz Beverage Group, operated by the owners of the Chicago Blackhawks. He tried yet a third career, this time as an account executive with Evolve Vacation Rental Network in Denver, Colorado. In 2013 he decided to go back to school and earn a J. D. He attended the University of Colorado Law School for three years, graduating in 2016. While there he served as a legal intern for NBCUniversal and also joined the school's club team as a coach. After passing the bar, Davis joined the Holland & Hart law firm as an associate. He remains with the LLP as of 2021. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02Cleveland Barons 14U AAA14U AAA
2002–03 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 2023523
2003–04U.S. NTDP U18NAHL1136917
2003–04U.S. NTDP U18USDP46781518
2004–05 Miami Redhawks CCHA 3814112530
2005–06 Miami RedhawksCCHA3720204034
2006–07 Miami RedhawksCCHA4221295024
2007–08 Miami RedhawksCCHA21891714
2008–09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 49571216
2009–10 Rockford IceHogsAHL23831110
CCHA totals1386369132102
AHL totals7213102326

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004 United States WJC18 Silver medal icon.svg61122
2006 United States WJC 4th70114
2007 United States WC 5th70002
Junior totals131236
Senior totals70002

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA First Team 2005–06 [7]
All-CCHA Second Team 2006–07 [7]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2006–07 [1]

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  5. "Chicago Blackhawks Sign Forward Nathan Davis". Miami RedHawks. April 12, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Best Defensive Forward
2006–07
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