Melody Davidson

Melody Davidson (born in Coronation, Alberta) was the head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was the head coach of the gold medal winning 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics Canadian women's team.

A graduate of the University of Alberta, she was also the head coach of the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team. Previously the head coach of the Connecticut College Camels women's ice hockey team.

As part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program, Davidson was a Hockey Canada coaching mentor that travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12.[1]

Coaching record

Cornell University

YearWinsLossesTiesPostseason
2004–053223
2003–047212
2002–034212

[2]

Managerial

On July 26, 2018, it was announced that Gina Kingsbury would take over Davidson's role as General Manager of the Canada women's national ice hockey team at Hockey Canada. Davidson stated that she left the position after eight years to focus on scouting.[3]

Awards and honors

  • List of 2009 Most Influential Women as awarded by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)[4]
  • Inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ↑ NR.082
  2. ↑ Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online
  3. ↑ Donna Spencer: The Canadian Press. "Gina Kingsbury takes over Hockey Canada women's team". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Women of Influence in Sport and Physical Activity Archived July 25, 2007, at WebCite
  5. ↑ "Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame". olympic.ca. Retrieved 24 August 2017.



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