KURT DAVIS
Minnesota State
Sr. | D | Plymouth, Minn.

Kurt Davis

Key Statistics: Kurt Davis has been one of Minnesota State’s top two scoring defensemen in each of his three seasons with the Mavericks and actually shared the team lead with 31 points as a sophomore in 2008-09. He was a third-team All-WCHA selection that year. His production dipped slightly last year, to 23 points, but he was still just three points of the team scoring lead, held by classmate and fellow defenseman Ben Youds.

What He Does: Davis is an offensive defenseman, one who head coach Troy Jutting has given the green light to join the rush since the day he stepped foot on campus. He’s poised with the puck and has the hockey sense of a coach’s son – his dad, former Maverick star Carl Davis, was his coach at Wayzata High School.

The Bigger Picture: Seeing Davis off the ice, standing 5-foot-8 with a mop of curly brown hair – you’re reminded of the line from the movie Fletch: on skates, with the afro, he’s probably 6-foot-9. But Davis’s skating and his skills make up for his lack of size, and with the departure of Brendan Smith, Patrick Wiercioch and others, he enters his senior season as possibly the WCHA’s best offensive defenseman. At the very least he and Youds give Jutting a talented duo to start the breakout and help spark an offense that ranked eighth in the league last season.

Former Maverick teammate Trevor Bruess on Davis: “Kurt’s one of the most patient guys with the puck I’ve ever played with. He’s got great vision and he puts his passes right on your tape.”