Career
Davidsson wears jersey number 76 and is the captain of HV71. In 2005 Davidsson renewed his contract with HV71 until the end of season 2009-2010. He is regarded as an able skater with a good eye for the game and is as good as a playmaker as a scorer.
He has got fine puck control but lacks the physical aspects of the game to fit in National Hockey League. In 2009 he was awarded Guldhjälmen (Golden Helmet, resembling the Lester Pearson Award) as Elitserien"s most valuable player.
Davidsson played his first Elitserien game on January 14, 1993, in Stockholm, Sweden, against Djurgårdens IF. His first appearance for Sweden"s national team was on November 7, 1996, in a game in Helsinki, Finland, against Czechoslovakian Republic. Davidsson was drafted in the 1994 National Hockey League Entry Draft by Anaheim Ducks with their second choice, the 28th overall selection.
The 2007 tournament was Davidsson"s best World Championships personally, having only scored three points in his previous two tournaments. During the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010, Davidsson received contract proposals from the Kontinental Hockey League and Swiss National League A but choose to stay in Sweden, signing a five-year deal with his current club HV71.
Davidsson figured in Swedish news when he dated the Finnish violinist Linda Lampenius in 2003.
During the 2006 World Championships he appeared as colour commentator on TV3 Sweden. Elitserien 2003-2004 playoff record for points (17).
