Sammy Davis (ice hockey)

Sammy Davis
Davis (19) in 2022
Born (1997-04-23) April 23, 1997 (age 27)
Pembroke, Massachusetts, US
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Charge
Boston University Terriers
Boston Pride
Playing career 2015–present

Samantha "Sammy" Davis (born April 23, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was drafted 1st overall in the 2020 NWHL Draft by the Boston Pride following a two-year captaincy of the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey.[1]

Playing career

While a high school athlete for Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, Davis was awarded the John Carlton Memorial Trophy, given out annually by the Boston Bruins of the NHL.[2][3]

Davis was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team, scoring 26 points in 39 games in the 2015–16 season. She would put up 23 points in 35 games the next year, before missing the entire 2017–18 season after having bilateral hip surgery.[4] She finished her university career with 142 points in 147 games, being named to the Hockey East First-Team All-Star and MVP of the 2019 Beanpot Tournament in her final year.[5][6] She was recognised with the Sarah Devens Award in 2020, the first player from Boston University to win the award.[7][8][9]

Near the end of her university career, she contacted both the NWHL (renamed PHF in 2021) and the PWHPA to explore her professional options, expressing a hope that the two organisations would merge. She would end up being drafted by the NWHL's Boston Pride in April 2020, after they traded for the 1st overall pick from the Toronto Six.[10][11] On April 30, 2020, she signed her first professional contract with the Pride.[12]

Ahead of the 2020–21 NWHL season, she announced that she would be donating all profits she received from jersey sales to the Travis Roy Foundation for research on spinal cord injuries. Within five days of her announcement, she hit her $2,400 fundraising goal for the Foundation, with Boston Bruins forward Chris Wagner joining her charitable efforts.[13][14][15]

International play

Davis served as assistant captain for Team USA in the 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she scored 3 points in 5 games as the country won gold.[16]

Personal life

Davis has a Master's Degree in Special Education, and has been admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital doctorate program in occupational therapy.[17] In high school, she had done research on a marine lab in the Atlantic Ocean.[18]

Her elder sister, Alex, played with the Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey program from 2011 to 2015 and her twin brother, Bradley, played junior ice hockey in the United States Premier Hockey League.

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Boston University NCAA 39 17 9 26 18 – – – – –
2016–17 Boston University NCAA 35 7 16 23 26 – – – – –
2017–18 Boston University NCAA – – – – – – – – – –
2018–19 Boston University NCAA 37 25 27 52 22 – – – – –
2019–20 Boston University NCAA 36 17 24 41 12 – – – – –
2020–21 Boston Pride NWHL 7 4 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 0
2021-22 Boston Pride PHF 20 5 7 12 10 3 0 1 1 0
2022–23 Boston Pride PHF 24 6 8 14 18 2 0 0 0 0
NCAA totals 147 66 76 142 78 – – – – –
PHF totals 51 15 16 31 30 7 1 1 2 0

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Price, Christopher (April 28, 2020). "Boston Pride select BU's Sammy Davis as the first overall pick in the 2020 NWHL Draft". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Chang, Jonathan (January 25, 2019). "Sammy Davis: Triumphant Return to the Ice". BU Today. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pembroke's Sammy Davis has high goals on the ice". The Boston Globe. August 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Telesmanic, Nick (December 6, 2018). "After missing last season, Sammy Davis serves as leader for women's hockey". The Daily Free Press. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 16 Sammy Davis". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Thompson, Rich (February 2, 2020). "Boston University LW Sammy Davis set to help defend Beanpot title". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Pembroke native Sammy Davis receives prestigious college hockey award". www.msn.com.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Pembroke native Sammy Davis receives prestigious college hockey award". The Patriot Ledger. April 14, 2020. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Boston University 'consummate student-athlete' Davis named 2020 recipient of Sarah Devens Award, postgraduate scholarship". US College Hockey Online. April 14, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  10. ^ Murphy, Mike (April 28, 2020). "2020 NWHL Draft: Pride select BU alumna Sammy Davis 1st overall". The Ice Garden. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Sachdeva, Sonny (April 28, 2020). "Boston selects Sammy Davis at No. 1 after trading for NWHL draft's top pick". Sportsnet. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Levinsky, Greg (April 29, 2020). "Women's Hockey Cocaptain Sammy Davis Is Top Pick in NWHL Draft". BU Today. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Strollo, Leighann (December 15, 2020). "Sammy Davis swims for charity". The Ice Garden. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  14. ^ Kramsky, Marshall (December 16, 2020). "NWHL Rookie Carries on Travis Roy's Legacy". MyNBC5.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "Sammy and Jenna's 24 Ocean Swims for #24". Travis Roy Foundation. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "Samantha Davis – Bio". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "Pembroke's Sammy Davis embraces the future after BU hockey career". www.msn.com. April 22, 2020.[dead link‍]
  18. ^ Campbell, Ken (April 29, 2020). "What's up, Doc? NWHL first overall pick Sammy Davis driven to succeed". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Davis Wins 2020 Sarah Devens Award". Boston University Athletics. April 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  20. ^ Krotz, Paul (April 22, 2021). "NWHL Announces Finalists for 2021 Awards". NWHL.zone (Press release). Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.