| Matt Davidson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Davidson with the Syracuse Crunch during the 2001–02 season | |||
| Born |
(1977-08-09)August 9, 1977 Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 27, 2026(2026-04-27) (aged 48) Edmonton, Alberta, 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 Blair Davidson (August 9, 1977 – April 27, 2026) was a Canadian 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
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.
He signed a two-year contract (2007–08 and 2008–09) in Denmark for the Frederikshavn Whitehawks. He then spent two years in Sweden and subsequently retired in 2011.
Personal life and death
Matt Davidson was the son of Blair Davidson who played briefly in the World Hockey Association.
Davidson died at his home in Edmonton on April 27, 2026, at the age of 48.[3][4]
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Matt Davidson at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- "Matt Davidson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- "Matthew Blair Davidson". Westlawn Funeral Home. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- Rocca, Taylor (April 28, 2026). "WHL mourns passing of Matt Davidson, Winterhawks Director of Player Personnel". Western Hockey League. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database