# Jared Davidson

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name             = Jared Davidson
| image            = Jared Davidson.jpg
| caption          = Davidson in 2024
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|2002|7|7}}
| birth_place      = [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada
| height_ft        = 5
| height_in        = 11
| weight_lb        = 183
| position         = [Centre](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey))
| shoots           = Left
| league           = [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| team             = [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)
| prospect_league  = [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| prospect_team    = [Laval Rocket](/source/Laval_Rocket)
| draft            = 130th overall
| draft_year       = 2022
| draft_team       = [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)
| career_start     = 2023
}}
'''Jared Davidson''' (born July 7, 2002) is a Canadian professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [centre](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey)) for the [Laval Rocket](/source/Laval_Rocket) of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) (AHL) while under contract to the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 130th overall, by the Canadiens in the [2022 NHL entry draft](/source/2022_NHL_entry_draft).

==Playing career==
===Junior===
Initially being passed over in the annual [Western Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League) (WHL) [bantam draft](/source/WHL_bantam_draft),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eide |first=Andy |date=July 30, 2019 |title=Thunderbirds forward Jared Davidson kept believing after being passed over in Bantam Draft|url=https://sports.mynorthwest.com/thunderbirds/thunderbirds-forward-jared-davidson-kept-believing-after-being-passed-over-in-bantam-draft/679114|access-date=November 21, 2025|website=[Seattle Sports](/source/KIRO_(AM))}}</ref> Davidson began his [minor hockey](/source/Minor_ice_hockey) career in his hometown of [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton_Southeast) with the SSAC Bulldogs of the Alberta Minor Midget Hockey League (AMMHL)<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=ssac_hockey |postid=DRGNlMegf4d |title=
Tonight, SSAC Alumni Jared Davidson makes his NHL debut with the @canadiensmtl !! <br><br>@jared.29_ played with SSAC from 2015- 2018, his journey is a testament to the SSAC WAY - resilience, hard work, commitment and belief in your path.<br><br>The whole South Side family is behind you tonight.<br>Congratulations, Jared!!<br><br>#BeSSAC #SouthSideStrong #SSACHockey<br><br>@ssacu15aaasouthgatelions<br>@ssacu17aaaunitedsportbulldogs |date=November 15, 2025}}</ref>  after being cut from [Alberta Midget Hockey League](/source/Alberta_Elite_Hockey_League) (AMHL) ranks at age 15.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wheeler|first=Scott |date=June 2, 2023 |title=Canadiens prospect Jared Davidson, passed over again and again, can't be overlooked now|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4569649/2023/06/02/canadiens-prospect-jared-davidson/|access-date=November 21, 2025|work=[The Athletic](/source/The_Athletic)}}</ref> Despite this, he attended training camp with the [Seattle Thunderbirds](/source/Seattle_Thunderbirds) as a [free agent](/source/Unrestricted_free_agent) and ultimately signed with the team in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=T-Birds Sign Jared Davidson|url=https://chl.ca/whl-thunderbirds/t-birds-sign-jared-davidson/|via=CHL.ca|date=August 30, 2018|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Seattle Thunderbirds}}</ref> Over the course of his [rookie WHL campaign](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_WHL_season), Davidson appeared in 48 games with the Thunderbirds, registering two goals and two assists including his first career WHL goal on November 17 against the [Portland Winterhawks](/source/Portland_Winterhawks).<ref name="Tbird">{{cite news|title=Seattle Thunderbirds to Laval Rocket: Tracing Jared Davidson's Developmental Path|url=https://montreal-daily.com/jared-davidson/|newspaper=[Montreal Daily News](/source/Montreal_Daily_News)|date=July 4, 2025|accessdate=November 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=SeattleTbirds|number=1064022503515807745|date=November 18, 2018|title=Jared Davidson’s first WHL goal started the comeback tonight.}}</ref>

Although eligible for [NHL entry draft](/source/NHL_entry_draft) consideration beginning in 2020, Davidson would go overlooked twice until prior to his [overage](/source/Western_Hockey_League) season in [2022](/source/2022_NHL_entry_draft),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cowan |first=Stu |date=November 19, 2025 |title=Cowan: Canadiens' Jared Davidson soaking it all in after hard road to NHL |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/hockey-inside-out/cowan-jared-davidson-soaking-it-in-with-canadiens-after-hard-road-nhl |access-date=November 20, 2025|newspaper=[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)}}</ref>  where he was selected in the fifth round (130th overall) by the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens).<ref>{{cite web|title=2022 NHL Draft {{!}} Day 2 Blog - Rounds 2-7|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/2022-nhl-draft-day-2-blog-rounds-2-7-334875140|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|date=July 8, 2022|accessdate=November 21, 2025|via=NHL.com}}</ref> Thereafter, he was named as an [alternate captain](/source/Captain_(ice_hockey)) for the Thunderbirds en route to his team winning the [Ed Chynoweth Cup](/source/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup) as [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_WHL_season) WHL champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=T-Birds Bust Broncos|url=https://chl.ca/whl-thunderbirds/article/t-birds-bust-broncos-2/|via=CHL.ca|date=January 31, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Seattle Thunderbirds}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvasports.ca/2023/05/27/jared-davidson-comme-rhp|title=Jared Davidson, comme «RHP»?|work=[TVA Sports](/source/TVA_Sports) |language=French|date=May 27, 2023  |access-date=November 21, 2025|trans-title=Jared Davidson, like "RHP"?|last=Dubé|first=Kevin}}</ref> He then recorded six points in five games at the ensuing [Memorial Cup](/source/2023_Memorial_Cup) tournament, where his team was downed by the [Quebec Remparts](/source/Quebec_Remparts) in the championship final.<ref name="Tbird"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Remparts blank Thunderbirds to capture 2023 Memorial Cup|url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/article/remparts-blank-thunderbirds-to-capture-2023-memorial-cup/|via=CHL.ca|date=June 4, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|last=Brien|first=David}}</ref>

===Professional===
Remaining unsigned by the Canadiens following completion of [major junior](/source/Junior_ice_hockey), Davidson instead signed a [standard player contract](/source/Ice_hockey_contract) to join the team's [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) (AHL) affiliate the [Laval Rocket](/source/Laval_Rocket) for the [2023–24 season](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_AHL_season).<ref>{{cite press release|title=Rocket agree to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract with defenseman Tobie Paquette-Bisson, forwards Jared Davidson and Jakov Novak and goaltender Strauss Mann|url=https://www.rocketlaval.com/en/press-release/rocket-agree-to-terms-on-a-one-year-one-way-ahl-contract-with-defenseman-tobie-paquette-bisson-forwards-jared-davidson-and-jakov-novak-and-goaltender-strauss-mann/|date=July 3, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Laval Rocket}}</ref> Despite earning limited playing time during his inaugural professional season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Jared Davidson: The perpetual underdog who's turning the tide|url=https://www.rocketlaval.com/en/news-en/jared-davidson-perpetual-underdog/|date=December 9, 2024|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Laval Rocket|last=Vézina|first=Justin}}</ref> he nonetheless ranked third among Rocket rookies in goals, trailing only teammates [Logan Mailloux](/source/Logan_Mailloux) and [Joshua Roy](/source/Joshua_Roy). For his efforts, he agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract with Montreal on May 31, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Two-year, entry-level contract for Jared Davidson|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/may-31-two-year-entry-level-contract-for-jared-davidson|via=NHL.com|date=May 31, 2024|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Montreal Canadiens}}</ref> In [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AHL_season), Davidson amassed 45 points in 69 games played along with a [plus–minus](/source/Plus%E2%80%93minus_(sports)) differential of +25.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yep|first=Megan|date=September 11, 2025|title=Top 10 players on the Laval Rocket|url=https://awinninghabit.com/top-10-players-on-the-laval-rockets-01k43hvqrnt8|access-date=November 21, 2025|website=[FanSided](/source/FanSided)}}</ref>

With the Canadiens experiencing multiple personnel injuries in the early stages of the [2025–26 season](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_NHL_season),<ref>{{cite web|title=Long-term injuries to Newhook, Guhle an added layer of adversity for Canadiens|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/long-term-injuries-to-newhook-guhle-an-added-layer-of-adversity-for-canadiens/|website=Sportsnet.ca|date=November 14, 2025|accessdate=November 20, 2025|last=Engels|first=Eric}}</ref> Davidson was recalled by Montreal on November 14, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jared Davidson recalled from Laval Rocket|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/jared-davidson-recalled-from-laval-rocket-nov-14-2025|via=NHL.com|date=November 14, 2025|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Montreal Canadiens}}</ref> The following day, he made his NHL debut in a matchup against the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins).<ref>{{cite web|title=Early recalls give prospects a chance on NHL stage|url=https://theahl.com/news/early-recalls-give-prospects-a-chance-on-nhl-stage|publisher=American Hockey League|date=November 18, 2025|accessdate=November 20, 2025|via=TheAHL.com|last=Williams|first=Patrick}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Davidson plays both the [electric](/source/electric_guitar) and [acoustic](/source/acoustic_guitar) guitar and is an amateur [juggler](/source/juggler).<ref>{{cite web|title=Catching up with… Jared Davidson|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/catching-up-with-jared-davidson|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|date=September 28, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2025|via=NHL.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey))
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey))
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey))
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- 
| 2017–18
| SSAC Bulldogs
| AMMHL
| 36 || 18 || 25 || 43 || 30
| 4 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 18
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017–18
| SSAC Athletics
| [AMHL](/source/Alberta_Elite_Hockey_League)
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_WHL_season)
| [Seattle Thunderbirds](/source/Seattle_Thunderbirds)
| [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)
| 48 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 22
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_WHL_season)
| Seattle Thunderbirds
| WHL
| 59 || 8 || 8 || 16 || 46
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_WHL_season)
| Seattle Thunderbirds
| WHL
| 23 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 13
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_WHL_season)
| Seattle Thunderbirds
| WHL
| 64 || 42 || 47 || 89 || 68
| 25 || 13 || 16 || 29 || 10
|-
| [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_WHL_season)
| Seattle Thunderbirds
| WHL
| 60 || 38 || 44 || 82 || 46
| 19 || 11 || 12 || 23 || 17
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_AHL_season)
| [Laval Rocket](/source/Laval_Rocket)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 38 || 11 || 5 || 16 || 31
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AHL_season)
| Laval Rocket
| AHL
| 69 || 24 || 21 || 45 || 48
| 13 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 22
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" |AHL totals
! 107 !! 35 !! 26 !! 61 !! 79
! 13 !! 3 !! 1 !! 4 !! 22
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
! Ref
|-
! colspan="3"|[WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)
|-
| [U.S. Division](/source/Western_Hockey_League) First All-Star Team
| [2022](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_WHL_season), [2023](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_WHL_season)
| <ref>{{cite web|title=WHL names U.S. Division All-Star Teams|url=https://chl.ca/whl/whl-names-u-s-division-all-star-teams/|last1=Wahl|first1= Chris|via=CHL.ca|date=April 21, 2022|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Western Hockey League}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WHL names 2022-23 U.S. Division First All-Star Team|url=https://chl.ca/whl/article/whl-names-2022-23-u-s-division-first-all-star-team/|last1=Wahl|first1= Chris|via=CHL.ca|date=March 28, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Western Hockey League}}</ref>
|-
| [Ed Chynoweth Cup](/source/Ed_Chynoweth_Cup) champion
| 2023
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Seattle Thunderbirds win 2023 WHL Championship|url=https://chl.ca/whl/seattle-thunderbirds-win-2023-whl-championship/|last1=Rocca|first1=Taylor|via=CHL.ca|date=May 20, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2025|publisher=Western Hockey League}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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Category:2002 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Laval Rocket players
Category:Ice hockey people from Edmonton
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Seattle Thunderbirds players

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