| Gordon Davidson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1918-08-05)August 5, 1918 Stratton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 8, 2004(2004-08-08) (aged 86) Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1938–1951 | ||
John Gordon Davidson (August 5, 1918 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 51 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1951, was spent in the minor leagues. Davidson was born in Stratton, Ontario, but grew up in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He died in 2004.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1935–36 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1937–38 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1938–39 | Regina Aces | SSHL | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Regina Aces | SSHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Regina Rangers | SSHL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1940–41 | Regina Rangers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | ||
| 1941–42 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 58 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1942–43 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 30 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 59 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1945–46 | New Haven Eagles | AHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 43 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 58 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 58 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 62 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 67 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950–51 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 54 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 448 | 39 | 146 | 185 | 146 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 51 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Gord Davidson Player Page". NHL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- Staff. "J. Gordon Davidson, Hockey Bisons Defenceman Aug. 5, 1918 -- Aug. 8, 2004". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1918 births
- 2004 deaths
- Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players
- Ice hockey people from Moose Jaw
- Moose Jaw Canucks players
- New Haven Eagles players
- New York Rangers players
- New York Rovers players
- Springfield Indians players
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1910s births stubs