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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]

Career

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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

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Saskatoon Contacts AAA SMHL 36 14 18 32 36
1993–94 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 59 4 12 16 18 10 0 0 0 4
1994–95 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 17 20 37 51 9 1 3 4 0
1995–96 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 70 24 26 50 96 7 2 2 4 2
1996–97 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 44 27 71 47 6 0 1 1 2
1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 72 15 12 27 12 3 1 0 1 2
1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 80 26 15 41 44 18 2 1 3 6
1999–2000 Rochester Americans AHL 80 12 20 32 30 19 4 2 6 8
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 72 14 11 25 24 5 1 2 3 2
2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 17 1 2 3 10
2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL 47 9 11 20 64 8 1 3 4 4
2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 34 4 5 9 18
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL 48 18 16 34 26
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 66 14 28 42 36
2004–05 DEG Metro Stars DEL 49 6 8 14 52
2005–06 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 52 8 12 20 58 4 1 0 1 6
2006–07 KalPa SM-l 55 16 9 25 44
2007–08 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 37 18 10 28 96 18 7 10 17 18
2008–09 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 44 21 34 45 64 7 2 5 7 4
2009–10 Tingsryds AIF SWE-3 41 24 33 57 34
2010–11 Tingsryds AIF Allsv 52 8 15 23 44
AHL totals 465 108 113 221 236 53 9 8 17 22
NHL totals 56 5 7 12 28

References

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  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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