Marcus Davidsson

Marcus Davidsson (born 18 November 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Ässät of the Liiga. Davidsson was drafted in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres.

Playing career Davidsson began playing hockey in the local Tyresö club Tyresö HK. He joined the Djurgårdens IF under-16 team for the 2012–13 season to play minor hockey. Davidsson was promoted to the under-18 team for the following season, where he played the majority of the season, except for seven games in the under-16 team. He was selected to join the Stockholm South team in the national tournament for district teams, TV-pucken. In eight games, he scored one goal and two points. The 2014–15 season meant another season in the under-18 team, but when the season finished, Davidsson had made his debut for the J20 team, playing two games with the team.

Davidsson made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Djurgårdens IF against Färjestad BK on 8 March 2016 and also scored his first SHL goal during his first shift. Davidsson signed a two-year contract extension with Djurgården after the 2015–16 SHL season.

Following the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, helping Djurgårdens IF reach the SHL finals, Davidsson left to sign a two-year contract with fellow Swedish club, Växjö Lakers, on 7 May 2019. In his two-year tenure with Växjö, Davidsson appeared in 43 regular season games but was unable to cement a place within the team, ending his contract on loan in the Allsvenskan in stint with Västerviks IK and Södertälje SK.

After his contract with Växjö, Davidsson, as a free agent, opted to sign a one-year contract alongside his brother Jonathan to play with freshly relegated HockeyAllsvenskan club, HV71, on 22 June 2021.

After helping HV71 return to the SHL, Davidsson registered 3 points through 21 games in the 2022–23 season before he left the club, alongside Jonathan in signing for the remainder of the season with Tappara of the Finnish Liiga on 18 December 2022. Davidsson won the Liiga championship with Tappara.

Personal Marcus' older brother Jonathan was a former teammate and currently plays for the Ottawa Senators organization. Davidsson, along with his older brother, extended his contract with Djurgården for an additional season in February 2018.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 Djurgårdens IF J20 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Djurgårdens IF J20 45 17 23 40 24 6 3 3 6 0 2015–16 Djurgårdens IF SHL 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Djurgårdens IF J20 9 6 4 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 45 5 4 9 6 3 0 0 0 2 2017–18 Djurgårdens IF J20 3 3 1 4 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Djurgårdens IF SHL 39 9 12 21 14 11 0 5 5 4 2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 52 10 17 27 16 19 3 3 6 16 2019–20 Växjö Lakers SHL 31 7 6 13 4 — — — — — 2020–21 Växjö Lakers SHL 12 0 1 1 14 — — — — — 2020–21 Västerviks IK Allsv 23 1 4 5 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Södertälje SK Allsv 14 2 6 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 2021–22 HV71 Allsv 50 11 13 24 18 13 4 0 4 4 2022–23 HV71 SHL 21 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Tappara Liiga 31 8 15 23 8 14 4 0 4 10 2023–24 Ässät Liiga 45 9 9 18 31 — — — — — SHL totals 158 26 35 61 38 34 3 8 11 22

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Sweden U17 6 1 1 2 0 2015 Sweden IH18 5 0 0 0 4 2016 Sweden U18 4 2 1 3 0 2018 Sweden WJC 7 1 2 3 0 Junior totals 22 4 4 8 4