Brian Savage

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Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Nickname(s) Mr. October
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
192 lb (87 kg/13 st 10 lb)
Pro clubs Montreal Canadiens
Phoenix Coyotes
St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born February 24, 1971 (1971-02-24) (age 37),
Sudbury, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 171st overall, 1991
Montreal Canadiens
Pro career 1993 – 2006

Brian Savage (born February 24, 1971 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger.

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[edit] Playing career

Savage attended Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School in Sudbury as a teenager. He was a proficient golfer and track athlete. He played one season with the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League before jumping to college.

The nephew of former NHL player Larry Hillman, Savage was originally drafted in 1991 in the 8th round, 171st overall by the Montreal Canadiens. After completing his college hockey career at Miami University, he began his professional career with the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL in 1993. His first taste of the NHL came at the tail end of the 1993–94 season, playing in 3 regular season and 3 playoff games.

Savage was the first Montreal Canadien since Joe Malone in 1917 to record six points in a road game when he had four goals and two assists against the Islanders on April 8, 1999. He also recorded the Canadiens' first hat trick in Bell Centre history on October 7, 1996. After several fast starts in the month of October and subsequently fading the rest of those seasons, Savage became known as hockey's Mr. October.

After parts of eight seasons with the Canadiens, Savage was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on January 25, 2001 along with a 2002 3rd-round pick for Sergei Berezin. Playing only one full season with the Coyotes, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues for their playoff run. Due to the parameters of the trade, he was claimed off waivers by Phoenix in the off-season.

Following the lockout, Phoenix bought out his contract for $1.9 million. Savage signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the 2005–06 NHL season. After one season in Philadelphia, Savage announced his retirement on September 21, 2006.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Miami Redskins CCHA 28 5 6 11 26 - - - - -
1991–92 Miami Redskins CCHA 40 24 16 40 43 - - - - -
1992–93 Miami Redskins CCHA 38 37 21 58 44 - - - - -
1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 17 12 15 27 4 - - - - -
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 37 12 7 19 27 - - - - -
1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 25 8 33 28 6 0 2 2 2
1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 81 23 37 60 39 5 1 1 2 0
1997–98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 26 17 43 36 9 0 2 2 6
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 16 10 26 20 - - - - -
1999–00 Montreal Canadiens NHL 38 17 12 29 19 - - - - -
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 62 21 24 45 26 - - - - -
2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 14 15 29 30 - - - - -
2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 30 6 6 12 8 5 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 43 6 10 16 22 - - - - -
2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 61 12 13 25 36 - - - - -
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 13 4 3 7 2 5 1 1 2 0
2004–05 Did Not Play - - - - - - - - - - -
2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 9 5 14 28 6 1 0 1 4
NHL Totals 674 192 167 359 321 39 3 8 11 12

[edit] International play

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Silver 1994 Lillehammer Ice Hockey

Played for Canada on/in:

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Canada Nat-Tm 9 3 0 3 12
1993 Canada WC-A 8 1 0 1 2
1993–94 Canada Nat-Tm 51 20 26 46 38
1994 Canada Olym. 8 2 2 4 6
1999 Canada WC-A 8 3 3 6 6

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