Lorne Davis

Lorne Austin Davis (July 20, 1930 – December 20, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player, and later a scout. He played for four teams in the National Hockey League between 1951 and 1960, with the rest of his career spent in the minor leagues. After retiring he became a scout and worked with the Edmonton Oilers from 1979 to 2008. Internationally Davis played for the Canadian national team at the 1966 World Championship, winning a bronze medal. He was born in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Playing career Davis spent most of his fifteen-year pro career playing for minor-league teams, with occasional call-ups to the Montreal Canadiens (with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 1953), Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins. In 1964–65, he was a player-coach for the Muskegon Zephyrs of the International Hockey League. After his retirement, he went on to coach his former junior team, the Western Hockey League's Regina Pats, and then the New York Rangers before becoming a scout for the Edmonton Oilers. He received five more Stanley Cup rings for his work as a scout of the Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990), and his name was put on the Stanley Cup in 1985, 1987, and 1990. Davis remained employed by the club until he died in late 2007.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1947–48 Regina Pats SJHL 28 8 5 13 7 5 1 1 2 2 1948–49 Regina Pats WCJHL 26 16 12 28 36 7 5 3 8 4 1949–50 Regina Pats WCJHL 40 25 17 42 22 9 6 1 7 8 1949–50 Regina Pats M-Cup — — — — — 17 7 5 12 6 1950–51 Victoria Cougars PCHL 3 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1950–51 Montreal Royals QSHL 50 14 17 31 4 7 5 1 6 4 1951–52 Vancouver Canucks PCHL 55 11 10 21 4 — — — — — 1951–52 Buffalo Bisons AHL 48 19 19 38 18 3 1 0 1 0 1951–52 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1952–53 Buffalo Bisons AHL 64 33 34 67 49 — — — — — 1952–53 Montreal Canadiens NHL — — — — — 7 1 1 2 2 1953–54 Montreal Royals QHL 37 13 22 35 25 — — — — — 1953–54 Montreal Canadiens NHL 37 6 4 10 2 11 2 0 2 8 1954–55 Montreal Royals QHL 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1954–55 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22 0 5 5 2 — — — — — 1954–55 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1954–55 Edmonton Flyers WHL 29 11 5 16 10 9 7 4 11 2 1955–56 Hershey Bears AHL 45 19 21 40 42 — — — — — 1955–56 Boston Bruins NHL 15 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1956–57 Hershey Bears AHL 64 16 24 40 55 7 1 0 1 2 1957–58 Hershey Bears AHL 68 18 16 34 36 11 0 0 0 12 1958–59 Providence Reds AHL 70 22 24 46 65 — — — — — 1959–60 Providence Reds AHL 54 19 32 51 24 — — — — — 1959–60 Boston Bruins NHL 10 1 1 2 10 — — — — — 1959–60 Calgary Spurs Al-Cup 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1960–61 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 70 22 22 44 18 — — — — — 1962–63 Regina Capitals SSHL 20 14 16 30 14 7 3 11 14 8 1963–64 Regina Capitals SSHL 37 43 47 90 4 1 1 0 1 0 1964–65 Muskegon Zephyrs IHL 67 20 39 59 30 — — — — — 1965–66 Regina Capitals SSHL 11 8 19 27 0 — — — — — 1966–67 Regina Capitals SSHL 33 22 22 44 17 — — — — — AHL totals 413 146 170 316 289 21 2 0 2 14 NHL totals 95 8 12 20 20 18 3 1 4 10

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1966 Canada WC 7 1 0 1 2 Senior totals 7 1 0 1 2

Awards and achievements AHL Second All-Star Team (1953) Played in NHL All-Star Game (1953) NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton) (1987 and 1990)