Jérémy Davies

Jérémy Davies (born December 4, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the seventh round, 192nd overall, of the 2016 NHL entry draft, and has previously played for the Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres.

Personal life Davies was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, to Mike Davies and Laura Gill and has one sister, Emily, who is also an accomplished hockey player.

Playing career Amateur Davies jumped from the Lac St-Louis Lions of AAA minor league hockey in Quebec to the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) after a tryout with the team. After eleven games with Waterloo during the 2014–15 season, in which he scored one goal and three assists for four points, Davies was traded to the Bloomington Thunder for defenceman Ethan Spaxman on November 17, 2014. He played in 43 games with Bloomington that season, scoring three goals and 20 points to complete his rookie season.

Professional Davies was selected by the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the seventh round, 192nd overall, of the 2016 NHL entry draft. Davies was assigned to Nashville's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals for the 2019–20 season. He scored 4 goals and 28 points in 62 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Admirals opted out of the 2020–21 season and Davies was instead assigned to the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. He appeared in nine games for the Wolves, registering nine points (all assists) before being recalled by the Predators on March 4, 2021, along with Rem Pitlick. He was added to the Predators taxi squad before making his debut on March 9 in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. He even saw time on Nashville's power play in his debut as the Predators were without star defenceman Roman Josi. He registered his first NHL assist and point on Luke Kunin's third period goal in a 3–0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on April 3. He played in 16 games with the Predators, marking just the one point. He scored 6 goals and 31 points in 51 games with Milwaukee. He appeared in six games with the Predators that season, registering two assists. He made nine appearances in the 2022 Calder Cup playoffs, marking six assists. He was assigned to Buffalo's AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the 2022–23 season, appearing in 66 games, scoring 11 goals and 23 points. He was recalled by Buffalo in October when the team was dealing with a series of injuries on defence, but saw no playing time before returning to Rochester. He was recalled again on December 16 after injuries to Ilya Lyubushkin and Owen Power and made his Sabres debut on December 17 against in a 5–2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. In the 2023 Calder Cup playoffs, Davies registered one goal and six points in fourteen playoff games. He played in 66 games with Rochester, scoring 12 goals and 35 points. He added one goal and an assist in five playoff games in the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs. He passed through waivers, going unclaimed, and was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, to start the 2024–25 season. He was selected to represent Belleville at the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic. He spent the entire season with Belleville, tallying 11 goals and 48 points in 72 games. however, due to salary-cap reasons, Davies was not formally signed by the team until October 5, instead signing an AHL contract for the interim period.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 42 5 27 32 12 5 1 1 2 0 2013–14 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 42 7 26 33 74 16 4 15 19 28 2014–15 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 11 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Bloomington Thunder USHL 43 3 17 20 70 — — — — — 2015–16 Bloomington Thunder USHL 60 13 36 49 48 8 0 6 6 6 2016–17 Northeastern University HE 38 8 15 23 38 — — — — — 2017–18 Northeastern University HE 36 6 29 35 39 — — — — — 2018–19 Northeastern University HE 37 8 28 36 41 — — — — — 2019–20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 62 4 24 28 46 — — — — — 2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 9 0 9 9 6 — — — — — 2020–21 Nashville Predators NHL 16 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 54 6 25 31 47 9 0 6 6 16 2021–22 Nashville Predators NHL 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 66 11 12 23 90 14 1 5 6 14 2022–23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 66 12 23 35 79 5 1 1 2 6 2024–25 Belleville Senators AHL 72 11 37 48 44 — — — — — 2025–26 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 72 9 38 47 74 6 2 0 2 0 NHL totals 23 0 3 3 12 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year Reference QMAAA Second All-Star Team 2014 USHL First All-Star Team 2016 College HE First All-Star Team 2018, 2019 New England D1 All-Stars 2018 East First All-American Team 2018 East Second All-American Team 2019 AHL AHL All-Star Classic 2025