Nathan Davis (ice hockey)

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

Nathan Davis
Born (1986-05-23) May 23, 1986 (age 38)
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 team  United States
NHL draft 113th overall, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2004–2010
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma materMiami University
University of Colorado
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014–2015Colorado (assistant)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Under-18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Minsk

Career

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Cleveland Barons 14U AAA 14U AAA
2002–03 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 20 2 3 5 23
2003–04 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 11 3 6 9 17
2003–04 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 46 7 8 15 18
2004–05 Miami Redhawks CCHA 38 14 11 25 30
2005–06 Miami Redhawks CCHA 37 20 20 40 34
2006–07 Miami Redhawks CCHA 42 21 29 50 24
2007–08 Miami Redhawks CCHA 21 8 9 17 14
2008–09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 49 5 7 12 16
2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 23 8 3 11 10
CCHA totals 138 63 69 132 102
AHL totals 72 13 10 23 26

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 United States WJC18   6 1 1 2 2
2006 United States WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 4
2007 United States WC 5th 7 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 13 1 2 3 6
Senior totals 7 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Miami men's Hockey 2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). Miami RedHawks. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "No Davis? No Problem". College Hockey News. October 25, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sunday, March 30, 2008". collegehockeystats.net. March 30, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Chicago Blackhawks Sign Forward Nathan Davis". Miami RedHawks. April 12, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nathan Davis". Linked In. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Best Defensive Forward
2006–07
Succeeded by