Bob Davidson (ice hockey) explained

Bob Davidson
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Played For:Toronto Maple Leafs
League:NHL
Birth Date:10 February 1912
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1934
Career End:1946

Robert Earl Davidson (February 10, 1912 – September 26, 1996) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Playing career

Davidson on occasion went by the nickname "Rugged Robert" by his teammates. He played his entire NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played in the NHL from 1933–34 to 1945–46. He played on two Stanley Cup winning teams. His first was in 1941–42 and his second in the 1944–45 season in which he was the Maple Leafs' captain. Davidson served as captain of the Maple Leafs from 1943–44 to 1944–45.

After his playing days were over he stayed on with the Maple Leafs in a number of different capacities. His most notable was as chief scout.

Davidson is considered by many to be one of the best hockey scouts of all time and was credited with building the Toronto Maple Leafs teams during the 1960s which dominated the NHL by winning the Stanley Cup four times (1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67) within a six-year period. His name was engraved on the cup for 1962 and 1967, though was a member of all four cups wins by Toronto in the 1960s.

In 1995 the board of directors of the Maple Leafs organization awarded Davidson with the J. P. Bickell Memorial Award.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1928–29Toronto Canoe ClubOHA
1929–30Toronto City ServicesTMHL
1929–30Toronto Canoe ClubOHA9 0 0 0 2
1930–31Toronto Canoe ClubOHA9 6 4 10 102 1 0 1 2
1931–32Toronto Canoe ClubOHA8 6 3 9 71 1 0 1 0
1931–32Toronto City ServicesTMHL12 6 3 9 102 1 0 1 0
1932–33Toronto MarlborosOHA21 8 8 16 152 2 0 2 4
1932–33Toronto City ServicesTMHL18 11 5 16 186 2 0 2 14
1933–34Toronto MarlborosOHA-Sr6 6 2 8 6
1934–35Toronto Maple LeafsNHL5 0 0 0 6
1934–35Syracuse StarsIHL28 4 12 16 172 0 0 0 2
1935–36Toronto Maple LeafsNHL35 4 4 8 329 1 3 4 2
1935–36Syracuse StarsIHL13 3 4 7 22
1936–37Toronto Maple LeafsNHL46 8 7 15 432 0 0 0 5
1937–38Toronto Maple LeafsNHL48 3 17 20 524 0 2 2 7
1938–39Toronto Maple LeafsNHL47 4 10 14 2910 1 1 2 6
1939–40Toronto Maple LeafsNHL48 8 18 26 5610 0 3 3 16
1940–41Toronto Maple LeafsNHL37 3 6 9 397 0 2 2 7
1941–42Toronto Maple LeafsNHL37 6 20 26 3913 1 2 3 20
1942–43Toronto Maple LeafsNHL50 13 23 36 206 1 2 3 7
1943–44Toronto Maple LeafsNHL47 19 28 47 215 0 0 0 4
1944–45Toronto Maple LeafsNHL50 17 18 35 4913 1 2 3 2
1945–46Toronto Maple LeafsNHL41 9 9 18 12
NHL totals491 94 150 254 39879 5 17 22 76

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