John Davidson (ice hockey)
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John Davidson (born February 27, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario) is the president of the St. Louis Blues and a former goaltender for the St. Louis Blues (1973-75) and New York Rangers (1975-83) of the National Hockey League. Growing up in western Canada, he played left wing until age 16, when he was moved to goaltender. Drafted fifth overall in 1973, he became the first goalie in NHL history to jump directly from major junior to the NHL. While his hockey career was fraught with many significant injuries, he is perhaps best remembered (as a player) for leading the Rangers to the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals on an injured left knee.
After retiring due to injury, he joined MSG's hockey coverage staff in 1983, and was the color commentator for Rangers games prior to becoming the president of the St. Louis Blues. Davidson, often known by the nickname "J.D.", has become one of the most prominent color analysts in sports, and his hockey insight is so well respected that he currently sits on the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee. Long-time network TV partner Mike Emrick also sits on that committee, and the two shared the 2004 Lester Patrick Trophy for service to hockey in the U.S. [1]
Davidson (like his former MSG booth-mates Sam Rosen and Al Trautwig) has also contributed to NHL coverage on various national television networks (including CBC, FOX, ABC, ESPN, NBC and OLN). Unlike his two co-workers, JD usually only does hockey analysis. The following timeline is a list of all season-long hockey coverage he has done, such as in-game commentary and post-game analysis shows. It does not include special events such as the Winter Olympics or Canada Cup.
Davidson was named President of the St. Louis Blues on June 30, 2006.
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[edit] Achievements - playing
- Alberta Junior Hockey League - MVP (1970-71)
- Alberta Junior Hockey League - Best goalie (1970-71)
- Alberta Junior Hockey League - Second team All-Star (1970-71)
- Western Hockey League - MVP (1971-72)
- Western Hockey League - Del Wilson Trophy as best goalie (1971-72)
- Western Hockey League - First team All-Star (1971-73)
[edit] Achievements - broadcasting
- CableACE - "Outstanding Live Event Coverage" (1994)
- New York Emmy - "Outstanding On-Camera Achievement" (1995, 2001)
- Lester Patrick Trophy - "Contribution to American hockey" (2004)
[edit] Statistics - Regular season
Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA |
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1969-70 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
1970-71 | Lethbridge Sugar Kings | AJHL | 46 | 3760 | 142 | 3 | 3.09 | |||
1971-72 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 66 | 3970 | 157 | 8 | 2.37 | |||
Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 4.58 | |
1972-73 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 63 | 3735 | 201 | 2 | 3.30 | |||
1973-74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2300 | 118 | 0 | 3.08 |
1974-75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 40 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2360 | 144 | 0 | 3.66 |
Denver Spurs | CHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 420 | 27 | 0 | 3.86 | |
1975-76 | New York Rangers | NHL | 56 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 3207 | 212 | 3 | 3.97 |
1976-77 | New York Rangers | NHL | 39 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2116 | 125 | 1 | 3.54 |
New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 2 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 2.52 | ||||
1977-78 | New York Rangers | NHL | 34 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1848 | 98 | 1 | 3.18 |
1978-79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 39 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2232 | 131 | 0 | 3.52 |
1979-80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 41 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2306 | 122 | 2 | 3.17 |
New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 16 | 0 | 4.02 | |
1980-81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 560 | 48 | 0 | 5.14 |
1981-82 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
Springfield Indians | AHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 437 | 24 | 0 | 3.30 | |
1983-83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
NHL CAREER TOTALS | 301 | 123 | 124 | 39 | 17109 | 1004 | 7 | 3.52 | ||
Minor league CAREER TOTALS | 199 | 11800 | 581 | 13 | 2.95 |
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