Ottawa Signs Sammy Davis to Replace Injured Della Rovere

PWHL Ottawa signed forward Sammy Davis to a one-year contract on Tuesday to replace Kristin Della Rovere who was placed on LTIR last week.

Sammy Davis in a scrimmage at the PWHL preseason evaluation camp | PWHL

PWHL Ottawa signed forward Sammy Davis to a one-year contract on Tuesday, according to a PWHL press release. The move followed Ottawa forward Kristin Della Rovere’s placement on long-term injured reserve. Della Rovere had one goal in nine games for Ottawa. She centred Ottawa’s fourth line most nights.

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More on Kristin Della Rovere’s injury from PWHL Ottawa: She suffered a wrist injury last week that will require surgery.

Sounds like she is done for the season, but Ottawa expects her to be able to return for training camp next fall. Della Rovere is on a one-year contract.
— Karissa Donkin (@kdonk) March 2, 2024

Massachusetts native Davis has played her entire career in the Bay State. She played four seasons in the NCAA at Boston University and three seasons in the PHF with the Boston Pride. She was the team’s first-round pick in the 2020 PHF draft and won two Isobel cups with the Boston team.

Davis in a yellow Boston Pride jersey during a PHF game. — Davis played 51 games for the Boston Pride of the PHF. | Michelle Jay

In college, Davis captained the Boston University team for two years. Across those two seasons, she was well above a point a game, according to Elite Prospects.

Davis was a camp invite of PWHL Boston but was cut in the second round of player releases. Davis spent the first half of the season as a reserve player in Boston until her signing today.

PWHL Ottawa is currently in Minnesota for the first game in a four-game road trip. They’re scheduled to make a visit to Boston on March 16.