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Fantasy Summary

Intelligent offensive player, at his best off the puck and as a finisher, but his skating presents a real question mark for his NHL projection.


Observations

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September 2024 – Jared Davidson unexpectedly secured a semi full-time spot in the AHL with the Laval Rocket in his rookie season. He held his own offensively, and began to address his skating deficiencies and pace of play. A deeper Laval roster may force him into the ECHL at some points this season, but, no matter where he plays, he is a long term project for the Montreal Canadiens. If all goes well, he could be an entertaining character bottom-six player. Aaron Itovitch
September 2023 – Davidson has been a joy to watch during Canadiens training camp. He’s definitely slow, but his offensive dynamism is incredibly noticeable. While many believed he would start his professional career in the ECHL, especially due to the massive surplus of forwards in the organization, he is definitely pushing for time in the AHL. It will be interesting to see where the team starts him off, but the one sure thing is that he’ll contribute a lot of offense. Aaron Itovitch
August 2022 – Selected in the fifth round in 2022, Jared Davidson had a breakout D+2 season, scoring 42 goals and 89 points in 64 games to lead a strong Seattle Thunderbirds team in both categories and clearing the runner-up by 10 goals and 23 points in each respective category. Despite this, he is a bit of a curious bet for the Habs to make in the fifth round. His stride is very choppy and features little knee bend or ankle flexion, which makes him quite slow and not very adaptable. He also doesn’t keep his feet moving in the offensive zone, favoring gliding into position, which makes him predictable. The handling skill is also not a standout. His upside in transition is very limited, but in the offensive zone, his good awareness level, hard shot, and good passing ability from tight situations make him a productive WHLer. For this to translate to pro hockey, however, the Habs will need to work with him a ton on his skating and help him increase his involvement in play when off the puck in all three zones. Sebastian High
Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.0
NHL Certainty 6.0
Country CAN
Position C
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth July 7, 2002
Height 6‘0”
Weight 183 lbs
Drafted 2022 Round 5; Overall: 130

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2015-2016 SSAC U15 AA 3 NAHL U1532 17 1734 10|        
 2016-2017 SSAC Lions U15 AAAAEHL U1531 6 1117 22|        
  Team Edmonton Blue Alberta Cup5 0 00 4|        
 2017-2018 SSAC Bulldogs U17 AAAAEHL U1736 18 2543 30|Playoffs4 1 23 18 
  SSAC Athletics U18 AAAAEHL U183 0 11 0|Playoffs1 0 00
 2018-2019 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL48 2 24 22|Playoffs3 0 00
 2019-2020 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL59 8 816 46|        
 2020-2021 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL23 9 1019 13|        
 2021-2022 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL64 42 4789 68|Playoffs25 13 1629 10 
 2022-2023 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL60 38 4482 46|Playoffs19 11 1223 17 
  Seattle ThunderbirdsMemorial Cup5 1 56 0|        
 2023-2024 Laval RocketAHL38 11 516 31|        
 2024-2025 Laval RocketAHL8 4 26 8|        

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