David Savard

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David Savard
Date of birth October 22, 1990
place of birth Saint-Hyacinthe , Quebec , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 99 kg
position defender
number # 58
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2009 , 4th round, 94th position
Columbus Blue Jackets
Career stations
2007-2008 Drakkar de Baie-Comeau
2008-2010 Moncton Wildcats
since 2010 Columbus Blue Jackets

David Savard (born October 22, 1990 in Saint-Hyacinthe , Québec ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League since 2010 . With the Canadian national team , the defender won the gold medal at the 2015 World Cup .

Career

Junior career

David Savard began his junior career with Drakkar de Baie-Comeau in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (LHJMQ). After 35 games for the team, in which he had managed one goal and six assists , he was transferred to the Moncton Wildcats in the neighboring province of New Brunswick . There he was initially unable to establish himself in the team. At the end of the season, Savard hadn't scored a single goal and posted a plus / minus balance of -19.

In the 2008/09 season he was finally able to earn a place in the Wildcats squad. During the season he scored 44 points scorer and was able to improve his plus / minus balance to +29. At the same time, the Wildcats managed to get into the playoffs by winning the Atlantique division , but where they failed in the second round. In the NHL Entry Draft 2009 Savard was selected in the fourth round in a total of 94th position by the Columbus Blue Jackets .

The following season , Savard was named assistant captain of the team. Again, he was able to increase his performance compared to the previous season and recorded a total of 77 points, which he led the defender statistics of the league. In January 2010, Savard managed to score at least one point in 16 consecutive games. With 64 assists he was also the best assists of the season. With both values, he set defender records in the Moncton Wildcats franchise. As the third best team in the league, the Wildcats once again made it into the playoffs, where they advanced to the final with only three defeats. There the team met the Saint John Sea Dogs , the best team of the regular season. With seven assists in the final series, Savard was instrumental in the 4-2 win over the Sea Dogs and thus winning the Coupe du Président . His plus / minus balance of +20 in the playoffs was also best in the league. By winning the title, the Wildcats were also qualified for the Memorial Cup 2010 , where they were eliminated after three defeats in the preliminary round. Savard scored one goal and one assist over the course of the tournament.

After the season, Savard was recognized for his achievements with the Trophée Kevin Lowe for the best defensive defender and the Trophée Émile Bouchard for the best defender in the league. In the choice of Defender of the Year for the umbrella organization CHL , he then prevailed against the best defenders from the other two Canadian junior leagues , Jake Muzzin from the Ontario Hockey League and Tyson Barrie from the Western Hockey League .

Professional career

In June 2010, the defender signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. First, however, he played with the farm team of the Blue Jackets, the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League .

In the 2010/11 season , Savard was the second youngest player in the Falcons squad. He scored his first goal in the professional field on December 17, 2010 in the game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers . In total, he was 72 games for Springfield on the ice and was the team's best assists with 32 assists. He also scored 43 points, more than any other defender of the Falcons. However, the team clearly missed the playoffs.

Before the start of the 2011/12 NHL season , David Savard was appointed to the Columbus Blue Jackets roster for the first time. He played his first game in the NHL on October 7, 2011 when the season opened against the Nashville Predators . A week later he scored his first scorer point against the Dallas Stars when he was preparing for a goal from Václav Prospal . Savard scored his first goal in the NHL in his 18th game. In the 3-1 win against the Minnesota Wild , he hit with a slap shot from the blue line to 1-0 lead and was also voted the first star of the game. During the season, however, he switched back and forth between the NHL and the AHL several times. So he came to 31 games in Columbus and 44 missions in Springfield. There he got 22 points, making him the second best defender of the Falcons.

Since the beginning of the 2013/14 season, Savard has been part of the NHL Blue Jackets line-up. In addition, he won the gold medal with the national team at the 2015 World Cup .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2007/08 Drakkar de Baie-Comeau LHJMQ 35 1 6th 7th 22nd - - - - -
2007/08 Moncton Wildcats LHJMQ 32 0 5 5 18th - - - - -
2008/09 Moncton Wildcats LHJMQ 68 9 35 44 33 10 5 5 10 10
2009/10 Moncton Wildcats LHJMQ 64 13 64 77 36 21st 1 14th 15th 8th
2010/11 Springfield Falcons AHL 72 11 32 44 18th - - - - -
2011/12 Springfield Falcons AHL 44 4th 18th 22nd 72 - - - - -
2011/12 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 31 2 8th 10 16 - - - - -
2012/13 Springfield Falcons AHL 60 5 26th 31 40 8th 2 3 5 8th
2012/13 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 4th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2013/14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 70 5 10 15th 28 6th 0 4th 4th 4th
2014/15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 11 25th 36 71 - - - - -
2015/16 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 74 6th 17th 23 44 - - - - -
2016/17 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 65 4th 21st 25th 45 5 0 1 1 4th
2017/18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 81 4th 12 16 32 6th 0 0 0 0
2018/19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 8th 16 24 36 10 1 2 3 4th
LHJMQ total 199 23 110 133 109 31 6th 19th 25th 18th
NHL overall 489 40 109 149 272 27 1 7th 8th 12

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2015 Canada WM 1st place, gold 10 0 4th 4th 6th
Men overall 10 0 4th 4th 6th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : David Savard  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: David Savard ) on the LHJMQ website@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / 38.108.70.85
  2. ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: Playoffs 2010 ) on the LHJMQ website@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / 38.108.70.85
  3. ↑ Blue Jackets Sign 2009 Draft Pick Defenseman David Savard , Columbus Blue Jackets, June 3, 2010
  4. ↑ Springfield Falcons: 2010/11 season at hockeydb.com
  5. ↑ Jackets drop Wild 3-1 , NHL.com, Feb. 7, 2012
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personal data
SURNAME Savard, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Hyacinthe , Quebec