Shot Right Height 1.80 m Playing career Weight 86 kg | Name Lorne Davis Position Winger Role Ice hockey coach Shoots Right-handed | |
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Born July 20, 1930
Lumsden, SK, CAN ( 1930-07-20 ) Died December 20, 2007, Regina, Canada Played for Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Lorne Austin Davis (July 20, 1930 – December 20, 2007) was an ice hockey scout for the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers, and a former right winger with four NHL teams. He was born in Lumsden, Saskatchewan and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Playing career
Davis spent most of his fifteen-year pro career playing for minor-league teams, with occasional call-ups to the Montreal Canadiens—with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 1953 -- Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins. In 1964–65, he player-coached the Muskegon Zephyrs of the International Hockey League. After his retirement, he went on to coach his former junior team, the Western Hockey League's Regina Pats, and then the New York Rangers before becoming a scout for the Oilers. He received five more Stanley Cup rings for his work as a scout with the dynasty Oilers 1984–85–87–88–90, and his name was put on the Stanley Cup in 1985, 1987, 1990. Davis remained employed by the club until his death in late 2007.