Mal Davis

Malcolm Sterling Davis (born October 10, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Davis played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and its American Hockey League farm team, the Rochester Americans, and later with TPS Turku in Finland.

Born in Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Davis played for the Amherst Ramblers, a junior team in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and then attended Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he was a member of the university's Huskies ice hockey team.

Davis won the Les Cunningham Award for 1983–84. The award is given to the American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1975–76 Saint Mary's University AUAA 20 11 7 18 21 — — — — — 1976–77 Saint Mary's University AUAA 20 16 5 21 2 — — — — — 1977–78 Saint Mary's University AUAA 20 23 13 36 8 — — — — — 1978–79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 71 42 24 66 29 4 2 0 2 4 1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 79 34 31 65 45 5 2 2 4 19 1980–81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 58 23 12 35 48 17 6 4 10 9 1981–82 Rochester Americans AHL 75 32 33 65 14 9 2 3 5 2 1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 24 8 12 20 0 6 1 0 1 0 1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 57 43 32 75 15 — — — — — 1983–84 Buffalo Sabres NHL 11 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1983–84 Rochester Americans AHL 71 55 48 103 53 15 6 9 15 33 1984–85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47 17 9 26 26 — — — — — 1984–85 Rochester Americans AHL 6 4 4 8 14 — — — — — 1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 1985–86 Rochester Americans AHL 38 21 15 36 23 — — — — — 1986–87 TPS SM-l 39 24 15 39 93 5 3 0 3 13 1987–88 TPS SM-l 44 32 12 44 68 — — — — — 1988–89 TPS SM-l 34 21 15 36 31 10 9 3 12 4 1988–89 Canada Intl. 3 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 1989–90 TPS SM-l 38 27 11 38 41 9 6 3 9 25 1990–91 TPS SM-l 29 11 6 17 32 — — — — — 1990–91 Raisio HT FIN III 2 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 1990–91 SC Langnau SUI II 5 3 1 4 14 — — — — — 1991–92 EHC Essen-West DEU II 18 19 7 26 43 4 6 3 9 4 NHL totals 100 31 22 53 34 7 1 0 1 0 AHL totals 384 212 175 387 212 46 16 18 34 63 SM-l totals 184 115 59 174 265 24 18 6 24 42