Bob Davidson (ice hockey)

Bob Davidson
Born (1912-02-10)February 10, 1912
Toronto, ON, CAN
Died September 26, 1996(1996-09-26) (aged 84)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1934–1946

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

Bob 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 Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bob Davidson served as Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1943–44 to 1944–45. After his playing days were over he stayed on with the Leafs organization in a number of different capacities. His most notable was as Chief Scout. Bob 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. Davidson name was engraved on the cup 1962, 1967, but was a member of all 4 cups wins by Toronto in the 1960s. In 1995 the Board of Directors of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization awarded Bob Davidson with the J. P. Bickell Memorial Award.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1928–29 Toronto Canoe Club OHA-Jr. — — — — — — — — — —
1929–30 Toronto City Services TMHL — — — — — — — — — —
1929–30 Toronto Canoe Club OHA-Jr. 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1930–31 Toronto Canoe Club OHA-Jr. 9 6 4 10 10 2 1 0 1 2
1931–32 Toronto Canoe Club OHA-Jr. 8 6 3 9 7 1 1 0 1 0
1931–32 Toronto City Services TMHL 12 6 3 9 10 2 1 0 1 0
1932–33 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 21 8 8 16 15 2 2 0 2 4
1932–33 Toronto City Services TMHL 18 11 5 16 18 6 2 0 2 14
1933–34 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Sr. 6 6 2 8 6 — — — — —
1934–35 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1934–35 Syracuse Stars IHL 28 4 12 16 17 2 0 0 0 2
1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35 4 4 8 32 9 1 3 4 2
1935–36 Syracuse Stars IHL 13 3 4 7 22 — — — — —
1936–37 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 46 8 7 15 43 2 0 0 0 5
1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 3 17 20 52 4 0 2 2 7
1938–39 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 47 4 10 14 29 10 1 1 2 6
1939–40 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 48 8 18 26 56 10 0 3 3 16
1940–41 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 37 3 6 9 39 7 0 2 2 7
1941–42 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 37 6 20 26 39 13 1 2 3 20
1942–43 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50 13 23 36 20 6 1 2 3 7
1943–44 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 47 19 28 47 21 5 0 0 0 4
1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50 17 18 35 49 13 1 2 3 2
1945–46 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 41 9 9 18 12 — — — — —
NHL totals 491 94 150 254 398 79 5 17 22 76

See also

Preceded by
Syl Apps		 Toronto Maple Leafs captain
1943–45 		Succeeded by
Syl Apps


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