Jérémy Davies
Jérémy Davies | |
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| Born | December 4, 1996 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey defenceman |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | Ice hockey defenseman for Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) and contract with Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) |
Jérémy Davies (born December 4, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently rostered with the Henderson Silver Knights in the American Hockey League (AHL), under contract with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected 192nd overall by the New Jersey Devils during the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Davies has also been a member of the Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres organizations.
Personal life
Davies was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, to parents Mike Davies and Laura Gill. He has one sibling.
Amateur
Davies advanced from playing with the Lac St-Louis Lions AAA minor hockey program in Quebec to joining the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) following a successful tryout. After appearing in 11 games for Waterloo during the 2014–15 campaign, he was traded to the Bloomington Thunder, where he completed the season tallying 3 goals and 20 points over 43 contests. In the 2015–16 season, Davies led all USHL defensemen by registering 13 goals and 36 assists across 60 games, topping the league with 24 power play assists. He earned USHL Defenseman of the Week honors on three occasions and played a key role in guiding Bloomington to its inaugural playoff berth. Davies was named to the First Team All-USHL, marking him as Bloomington’s first player to receive this distinction.
He continued his development at the collegiate level, competing for the Northeastern Huskies within the NCAA's Hockey East conference. During his freshman year (2016–17), he posted 8 goals and accumulated 23 points in 38 games. The following season, he contributed 6 goals and 35 points over 36 games, helping Northeastern capture its first Beanpot championship since 1988. His performance earned him spots on both the Hockey East First Team All-Star and CCM/ACHA First Team All-American rosters in 2018. In his senior year (2018–19), serving as an alternate captain, Davies scored 8 goals and tallied 36 points across 37 games. He played a vital part in securing Northeastern’s second Beanpot title and a Hockey East championship victory against Boston College. That season, he was honored as HCA National Player of the Month for February, selected for the Hockey East All-Tournament Team, repeated as a Hockey East First Team All-Star, and received CCM/ACHA Second Team All-American recognition. Additionally, Davies was nominated for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award.
Professional
Davies was chosen by the New Jersey Devils in the seventh round, 192nd overall, of the 2016 NHL entry draft. On April 3, 2019, he inked a two-year entry-level contract with New Jersey scheduled to commence with the 2019–20 NHL season, strategically avoiding exposure in the 2021 NHL expansion draft. Nevertheless, on June 22, 2019, Davies was traded to the Nashville Predators alongside defenceman Steven Santini and two second-round draft picks in exchange for defenceman P. K. Subban. Assigned to Nashville’s AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, for the 2019–20 season, Davies recorded 4 goals and amassed 28 points over 62 games before the season was prematurely halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Milwaukee opted out of participating in the 2020–21 AHL season, Davies was reassigned to the Chicago Wolves, where he contributed nine assists in nine appearances prior to being recalled by Nashville on March 4, 2021. Joining Nashville’s taxi squad, he made his NHL debut on March 9 during a 3–2 overtime defeat against the Carolina Hurricanes. Davies registered his first NHL assist on April 3 in a commanding 3–0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. He appeared in a total of sixteen NHL games that season, earning one point.
Returning to Milwaukee for the 2021–22 AHL season, Davies notched six goals and totaled 31 points through 51 contests. He received an NHL call-up in January 2022 and took part in six games with Nashville, contributing two assists. During nine playoff appearances that year, he added six assists.
As an unrestricted free agent, Davies signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 13, 2022. Assigned primarily to their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, he played in sixty-six games during the 2022–23 campaign, scoring eleven goals and compiling twenty-three points. Although recalled twice by Buffalo due to injuries within their roster, his NHL playing time remained limited. In fourteen postseason games with Rochester, Davies contributed one goal and six points. He subsequently re-signed with Buffalo on another one-year, two-way deal on June 26, 2023. The following season saw him tally twelve goals and thirty-five points across sixty-six games with Rochester.
After two seasons within Buffalo’s organization, Davies agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on July 1, 2024. Clearing waivers unclaimed, he was assigned to Ottawa’s AHL team, the Belleville Senators, for the duration of the 2024–25 season. Selected to represent Belleville at the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic, Davies concluded that season with eleven goals and forty-eight points over seventy-two games.
Following his stint with Ottawa, Davies signed a two-year agreement with the Vegas Golden Knights on July 2, 2025. Due to salary cap limitations, he initially signed an AHL contract for an interim period before officially joining Vegas on October 5.
Career statistics
| 2021–22 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 54 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | - | 2021–22 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | - | 2022–23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 2024–25 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 72 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 44 | - bgcolor="#e0e0e0"| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 42 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 42 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 74 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 2014–15 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bloomington Thunder | USHL | 43 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Bloomington Thunder | USHL | 60 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Northeastern University | HE | 38 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Northeastern University | HE | 36 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Northeastern University | HE | 37 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 62 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
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Awards and honours
Second Team All-Star ||2014 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"| Award | Year | |
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Quebec Junior Hockey League (QMAAA) | ||
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United States Hockey League (USHL) | ||
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NCAA Division I men's ice hockey (College) | ||
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American Hockey League (AHL) | ||