Rory Davidson will be bringing his talent to Concordia University in Edmonton to play for the Thunder next year.
"I chose Concordia because I liked the direction they are headed as an organization," the forward said. "They are going through a rebuild, so the team will be young with lots of energy and compete. This allows the team to start to build a culture and gives players a full four or five years to develop and get to know each other."
Davidson is known for his skating ability, which will be on full display with Concordia as they play on Olympic sized ice.
"The rink fits perfect with my style of game, which is speed and hard work. It gives me more room to use my speed to attack and defend," Davidson said. "I think I will be able to step right in and contribute by playing hard and smart defensively, and adding offence whenever I can."
Rory spent two seasons with the Drumheller Dragons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, posting 35 points in 99 games played. He was then moved to the Dauphin Kings before finding a home with the Battlefords North Stars, on arguably the league’s best checking line.
The forward found the back of the net seven times while finishing the season with 18 points in 32 games. He turned in a solid playoff performance, continuously generating offence, burying two goals while adding four helpers in 10 games. He did this all while battling through a serious shoulder injury, but the speedster from Delburne fought through it and was a player the North Stars could rely on down the stretch.
Success on the ice has followed Davidson throughout his hockey career. Not only was he a part of the North Stars, who were regular season champions, but he won back-to-back Telus Cups with the Red Deer Chiefs in 2012 and 2013.
Concordia is a rebuilding team that finished the 2015-16 season with a 8-19-3 record. Davidson will be seeing a lot of Dustin Gorgi next year as well, who has committed to the Red Deer Kings, as they are both part of the ACAC (Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference). Gorgi was also a part of the Telus Cup champion team in Red Deer.
"I am definitely looking forward to facing off against Dustin. From being linemates, to teammates, to oppositions, it will give a good challenge and the battles will be hard and fun as we try to out compete each other."
Davidson will be working towards a Bachelor of science degree at Concordia, and hopes to be a chiropractor when all is said and done.
