Career
Born in Portuguese Arthur, Ontario, Davey learned to play ice hockey with the Elmwood Midgets. Club When he was 16 years old, Davey"s mother left with him to England in 1931. He got a place with the Princes club playing in the English League with the help of a London newspaper.
After a short time with ZSC Lions in Switzerland, he returned to the United Kingdom to play with Streatham in 1933 before eventually moving on to play with the Falkirk Lions in the Scottish National League between 1938 and 1940, whom he also coached in 1938-1939.
During World World War II, Davey joined the Royal Canadian Navy continuing to play ice hockey in the Toronto Services League. After the war in 1946, Davey returned to Streatham where he took up playing in defence having previously played right wing.
Davey then moved the Wembley Lions the following year for the 1947-1948 season. Davey then turned his hand to refereeing before returning to playing for a brief spell during the 1949-1950 season with the Streatham Royals in the Intermediate League.
International After arriving in England, Davey made an immediate impact with the Princes club and was selected to play for the Great Britain national team in the 1932 European Championships held in Berlin.
The team finished the tournament in seventh position with Davey scoring seven of the team"s eleven goals. Davey went on to play for the Great Britain national team at all the international tournaments between 1932 and 1939, most notably the team which took part in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Davey also helped the Great Britain team to a bronze medal in the 1935 World Championships, which also earned a silver medal in the European Championships, and a silver medal in the 1937 and 1938 World Championships.
Following World World War II, Davey again represented Great Britain at the 1948 Winter Olympics when they finished in sixth place.
Davey scored a total of forty-three goals for the Great Britain national team, a record which still stands. Most goals scored for the Great Britain national team with 43.