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 the Maple Leafs' captain. Davidson served as captain of the Maple Leafs from 1943–44 to 1944–45.
After his playing days were over he stayed on with the Maple Leafs in a number of different capacities. His most notable was as chief scout.
Davidson is considered by many[who?] 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. His name was engraved on the cup for 1962 and 1967, though was a member of all four cups wins by Toronto in the 1960s.
In 1995 the board of directors of the Maple Leafs organization awarded Davidson with the J. P. Bickell Memorial Award.
davidson, hockey, robert, earl, davidson, february, 1912, september, 1996, canadian, professional, hockey, left, winger, played, seasons, national, hockey, league, toronto, maple, leafs, davidsonborn, 1912, february, 1912toronto, ontario, canadadiedseptember, . 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 Bob DavidsonBorn 1912 02 10 February 10 1912Toronto Ontario CanadaDiedSeptember 26 1996 1996 09 26 aged 84 Height5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight185 lb 84 kg 13 st 3 lb PositionLeft wingShotLeftPlayed forToronto Maple LeafsPlaying career1934 1946 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 2 1 Regular season and playoffs 3 See also 4 External linksPlaying career editDavidson 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 the Maple Leafs captain Davidson served as captain of the Maple Leafs from 1943 44 to 1944 45 After his playing days were over he stayed on with the Maple Leafs in a number of different capacities His most notable was as chief scout Davidson is considered by many who 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 His name was engraved on the cup for 1962 and 1967 though was a member of all four cups wins by Toronto in the 1960s In 1995 the board of directors of the Maple Leafs organization awarded Davidson with the J P Bickell Memorial Award Career statistics editRegular season and playoffs edit Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1928 29 Toronto Canoe Club OHA 1929 30 Toronto City Services TMHL 1929 30 Toronto Canoe Club OHA 9 0 0 0 2 1930 31 Toronto Canoe Club OHA 9 6 4 10 10 2 1 0 1 2 1931 32 Toronto Canoe Club OHA 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 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 76See also editList of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchiseExternal links editBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey Database Picture of Bob Davidson s Name on the 1945 Stanley Cup Plaque Preceded bySyl Apps Toronto Maple Leafs captain1943 45 Succeeded bySyl Apps nbsp This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey winger born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Davidson ice hockey amp oldid 1174280130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
