André Savard
| André Savard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Savard in 1980 | |||
| Born |
February 9, 1953 Témiscaming, QC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Quebec Nordiques | ||
| NHL Draft |
6th overall, 1973 Boston Bruins | ||
| WHA Draft |
3rd overall, 1973 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1985 | ||
Joseph André Denis Savard (born February 9, 1953 in Témiscaming, Quebec) is a retired former professional ice hockey center. He and his wife, Marie-France, have two sons, Patrick and Dany.
Playing career
Savard played 790 National Hockey League games for Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques. He was drafted sixth overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Boston Bruins. He tallied 482 points (211 goals, 271 assists) during his career.
He served as head coach of the Quebec Nordiques. Savard was also a scout for the Ottawa Senators from 1994–1999 before being named an assistant coach for Ottawa. He was the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens from November 20, 2000, until the end of the 2002–2003 regular season when he stepped aside to allow Bob Gainey to become general manager. His tenure as GM was too short to fully evaluate, but Savard is generally credited with his success in drafting a number of quality prospects whom Gainey inherited. He then spent the following three years as Montreal's assistant GM. He was hired as an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 3, 2006, working under head coach Michel Therrien, whom he had fired while GM of Montreal.
Career statistics
--- Regular season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1969-70 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 56 23 60 83 126 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 61 50 89 139 150 14 9 17 26 56
1971-72 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 33 32 46 78 103 -- -- -- -- --
1972-73 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 56 67 84 151 147 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 Boston Bruins NHL 72 16 14 30 39 16 3 2 5 24
1974-75 Boston Bruins NHL 77 19 25 44 45 3 1 1 2 2
1975-76 Boston Bruins NHL 79 17 23 40 60 12 1 4 5 9
1976-77 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 25 35 60 30 6 0 1 1 2
1977-78 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 19 20 39 40 6 0 0 0 4
1978-79 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 18 22 40 20 3 0 2 2 2
1979-80 Rochester Americans AHL 25 11 17 28 4 -- -- -- -- --
1979-80 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 3 10 13 16 8 1 1 2 2
1980-81 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 31 43 74 63 8 4 2 6 17
1981-82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 18 20 38 24 4 0 1 1 5
1982-83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68 16 25 41 28 10 0 4 4 8
1983-84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 60 20 24 44 38 9 3 0 3 2
1984-85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 35 9 10 19 8 -- -- -- -- --
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NHL totals 790 211 271 482 411 85 13 18 31 77
NHL Coaching statistics
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| Quebec Nordiques | 1987-88 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | (24) | 5th in Adams | (Fired) |
External links
- André Savard career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- André Savard biography at Legends of Hockey
| Preceded by None |
Quebec Nordiques first round draft pick 1973 |
Succeeded by Real Cloutier |
| Preceded by Mike Bloom |
Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1973 |
Succeeded by Don Larway |
| Preceded by Michel Bergeron |
Head coach of the Quebec Nordiques 1987 |
Succeeded by Ron Lapointe |
| Preceded by Rejean Houle |
General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens 2000–03 |
Succeeded by Bob Gainey |