Scotty Davidson
Inducted:
1950
Player Stats
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Born:
March 6, 1891
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died:
June 16, 1915
Belgium
Position:
Right Wing
Defence
College:
NA
Allan McLean "Scotty" Davidson was a superstar right winger for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association (NHA), Davidson was widely considered the best all-around player in the world before the age of 24. Known for his explosive speed—contemporaries claimed he could skate backward faster than most could skate forward—he was a powerhouse scorer and a tenacious back-checker who captained Toronto to its first-ever Stanley Cup in 1914.
Tragically, Davidson's hockey career was cut short by the outbreak of World War I. He was the first professional hockey player to volunteer for the Canadian Expeditionary Force, enlisting in September 1914. Despite playing only two professional seasons, his dominance was so profound that Maclean’s magazine named him the top right-winger of all time in 1925. He was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950.
Davidson's Awards and Record:
- Stanley Cup Champion (1914 - Captain of Toronto Blueshirts)
- NHA Second Star (1914 - Ranked 1st in assists for RW)
- Junior Legend: Led Kingston Frontenacs to back-to-back OHA titles (1910, 1911)
- All-Time Recognition: Named top Right Wing on Maclean’s All-Time Team (1925)
NHA Teams
Toronto Blueshirts (1912-1914)
NHA Stats
Season Played:
2 (1912-1914)
Games Played:
40
Goals:
42
Assists:
13
Points:
55
Penalty Minutes:
133
Playoff Game:
4
Playoff Points:
3 (G-3)
Stanley Cup:
1 (1914)
