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.[1]

Marcus Davidsson
Born (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998
Tyresö, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Porin Ässät
Djurgårdens IF
Växjö Lakers
HV71
Tappara
NHL Draft 37th overall, 2017
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

Davidsson began playing hockey in 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, with the exception of 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.[2] Davidsson signed a two-year contract extension with Djurgården after the 2015–16 SHL season.[3]

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.[4] 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.

At the conclusion of 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.[5]

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.[6] Davidsson won the Liiga championship with Tappara.

Personal

Marcus' older brother Jonathan was a former teammate and currently plays for the Ottawa Senators organization.[7] Davidsson, along with his older brother, extended his contract with Djurgården for an additional season in February 2018.[8]

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 11010 10000
2016–17 Djurgårdens IF J20 9 6 4 10 2 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 455496 30002
2017–18 Djurgårdens IF J20 3 3 1 4 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Djurgårdens IF SHL 399122114 110554
2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 5210172716 1933616
2019–20 Växjö Lakers SHL 3176134 —————
2020–21 Växjö Lakers SHL 1201114 —————
2020–21 Västerviks IK Allsv 2314510 —————
2020–21 Södertälje SK Allsv 142688 40000
2021–22 HV71 Allsv 5011132418 134044
2022–23 HV71 SHL 211232 —————
SHL totals 15826356138 34381122
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 United States
IIHF World U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 United States

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 1 2 0
2015 Sweden IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 4
2016 Sweden U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2 1 3 0
2018 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 22 4 4 8 4

References
  1. "Draft 2017". NHL. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. Lindberg, Calle (8 March 2016). "Rekordsnabbt mål från Dif–debutant" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. "Djurgården skriver tvåårskontrakt med Davidsson". Djurgårdens IF Hockey (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "Davidsson signs with Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. "The Davisson brothers sign for HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. "Tappara sign Davidsson brothers" (in Finnish). Tappara. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. Ek, Mattias (25 November 2016). "Visar att de verkligen vill att vi ska lyckas". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. Karlsson, Mattias (5 February 2018). "SHL-klubben förlänger med succébrorsorna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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