Denis Savard
Hockey Hall of Fame , 2000 | |
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Date of birth | 4th February 1961 |
place of birth | Pointe-Gatineau , Quebec , Canada |
size | 178 cm |
Weight | 77 kg |
position | center |
number | # 18 |
Shot hand | Right |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1980 , 1st round, 3rd position Chicago Black Hawks |
Career stations | |
1977-1980 | Junior de Montréal |
1980-1990 | Chicago Blackhawks |
1990-1993 | Canadiens de Montréal |
1993-1995 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
1995-1997 | Chicago Blackhawks |
Denis Joseph Savard (born February 4, 1961 in Pointe-Gatineau , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach . The Center completed 1980-1997 nearly 1,200 games in the National Hockey League , registering over 1,300 points scorer . Most of this time he spent with the Chicago Blackhawks , where he set franchise records that are still valid today , which he led as team captain and which no longer award his jersey number 18 . In addition, he ran in the NHL for the Canadiens de Montréal and the Tampa Bay Lightning , where he won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in the 1993 playoffs . In 2000 he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame . Savard spent his coaching career exclusively with the Blackhawks and served as their head coach from 2006 to 2008.
Career
As a player
Raised in a suburb of Montreal, Savard played his way into the books of the Scouts of the Canadiens' juniors. In the series of "Trois Denis" he played together with Denis Cry and Denis Tremblay, who both have their birthdays exactly on the same day as Denis Savard.
Behind Doug Wickenheiser and Dave Babych , he was elected third by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft , ahead of stars like Larry Murphy (4th), Paul Coffey (6th) and Mike Bullard (9th). And right next year he made the leap into the NHL. A good rookie season with 75 points was followed by 119 points in the 1981/82 season . In the years to come, Savard played with Al Secord and rookie Steve Larmer in one of the NHL's most effective assault lines. He exceeded the 100 point mark five times.
Before the 1990/91 season , Savard was given to the Canadiens de Montréal to strengthen the defensive with Chris Chelios . There, in his hometown, he won the Stanley Cup in 1993 . He could not be used in the decisive game. He moved to the Tampa Bay Lightning , but during his second season in Florida, he was brought back by the Blackhawks and ended his career there in 1997.
In the year after his career end's shirt number 18 was established in March 1998 by the Blackhawks locked and is therefore no longer awarded. In addition, he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 .
As a trainer
Already in the 1997/98 season Savard got a post as assistant coach with the Blackhawks. In late November 2006, Trent Yawney was sacked as Chicago's head coach. Savard then took over the post before he was replaced by Joel Quenneville in the middle of the 2008/09 season . He then retired from professional ice hockey.
Achievements and Awards
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Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1977/78 | Junior de Montréal | LHJMQ | 72 | 37 | 79 | 116 | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1978/79 | Junior de Montréal | LHJMQ | 70 | 46 | 112 | 158 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 6th | 11 | 46 | ||
1979/80 | Junior de Montréal | LHJMQ | 72 | 63 | 118 | 181 | 93 | 10 | 7th | 16 | 23 | 8th | ||
1980/81 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1981/82 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 32 | 87 | 119 | 82 | 15th | 11 | 7th | 18th | 52 | ||
1982/83 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 35 | 86 | 121 | 99 | 13 | 8th | 9 | 17th | 22nd | ||
1983/84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 75 | 37 | 57 | 94 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 9 | ||
1984/85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 79 | 38 | 67 | 105 | 56 | 15th | 9 | 20th | 29 | 20th | ||
1985/86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 47 | 69 | 116 | 111 | 3 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 6th | ||
1986/87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 70 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 108 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
1987/88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 44 | 87 | 131 | 95 | 5 | 4th | 3 | 7th | 17th | ||
1988/89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 58 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 110 | 16 | 8th | 11 | 19th | 10 | ||
1989/90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 56 | 20th | 7th | 15th | 22nd | 41 | ||
1990/91 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 70 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 35 | ||
1991/92 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 77 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8th | ||
1992/93 | Canadiens de Montréal | NHL | 63 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 90 | 14th | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4th | ||
1993/94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 74 | 18th | 28 | 46 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1994/95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 31 | 6th | 11 | 17th | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1994/95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 12 | 4th | 4th | 8th | 8th | 16 | 7th | 11 | 18th | 10 | ||
1995/96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 69 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 102 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8th | ||
1996/97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 64 | 9 | 18th | 27 | 60 | 6th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
LHJMQ total | 214 | 146 | 309 | 455 | 203 | 21st | 12 | 22nd | 34 | 54 | ||||
NHL overall | 1196 | 473 | 865 | 1338 | 1336 | 169 | 66 | 109 | 175 | 256 |
( 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 )
Team records
- 87 assists in one season for the Chicago Blackhawks ( 1981/82 and 1987/88 )
- 131 points in one season with the Chicago Blackhawks ( 1987/88 )
Web links
- Denis Savard in the database of the National Hockey League (English)
- Denis Savard in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
- Denis Savard at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Denis Savard at hockeydraftcentral.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Savard, Denis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Savard, Denis Joseph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pointe-Gatineau , Quebec , Canada |