 Born in Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Davis played for the Amherst Ramblers, a junior team in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and then attended Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he was a member of the university's Huskies ice hockey team.Davis won the Les Cunningham Award for 1983–84.The award is given to the American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players.