Malcolm Sterling Davis (born October 10, 1956) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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player. Davis played for the
Buffalo Sabres
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of the
National Hockey League
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and its
American Hockey League
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farm team, the
Rochester Americans
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, and later with
TPS Turku in Finland.
Born in
Lockeport
Lockeport is a town and port in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a traditional Nova Scotian fishing town, situated on a peninsula in Allendale Bay. It is connected to the mainland by the Crescent Beach, Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Cre ...
,
Nova Scotia
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, Davis played for the
Amherst Ramblers
The Amherst Ramblers are a Junior A Hockey League team based in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The team is a member of the Maritime Junior Hockey League and are in the EastLink South Division. All home games are played out of the 2,500 seat Amherst Stadi ...
, a junior team in
Amherst,
Nova Scotia
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, and then attended
Saint Mary's University in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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where he was a member of the university's Huskies ice hockey team.
Davis won the
Les Cunningham Award
The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.
The award was first presented in the 1947–48 season, is named after Les Cunningham, a five ...
for 1983–84. The award is given to the
American Hockey League
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's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.
Career statistics
External links
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Sabres Legends – Mal Davis
1956 births
Adirondack Red Wings players
Buffalo Sabres players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
Kansas City Red Wings players
Living people
People from Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Rochester Americans players
Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni
HC TPS players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
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