Matt Davidson (ice hockey)

For the baseball player, see Matt Davidson (baseball).

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.

Matt Davidson
Born	(1977-08-09) August 9, 1977 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

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.

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	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		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database