Davidson was his usual self in this one, flexing his physical tools, mainly his reach to break up plays and win possession for the Wolves. He was constantly looking to apply pressure, especially in the neutral zone, to take away time and space, providing tons of defensive value to his squad in a matchup against a tough opponent. Upon freeing up pucks, he was calm with the puck on his stick and showed to be a more than capable puck-mover, quickly turning pucks around to help COW get back on the attack. The frame and skating are certainly there with Davidson, and game after game I note him as someone who constantly wins pucks, using his tools well, easily putting him as someone I needed to include in my latest rankings.

Davidson was the lone Central Ontario defender I noticed in this one, as he brought a steady defensive presence. Ethan was looking to apply pressure, defend against zone entries, keep attackers to the outside, and use his physical tools to take away options and free up pucks. Davidson didn’t have many puck touches, but when he had a chance, he was moving pucks with control and had a few moments where he was showing ambition to carry pucks out of his zone and push play forward. On the surface there were the obvious physical tools in his frame, and I just thought he used his physical tools well on the defensive side of the puck to add value.