Jean Savard (born April 26, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1980.
| Jean Savard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Savard in 1977 | |||
| Born |
April 26, 1957 Verdun, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Hartford Whalers Zürcher SC | ||
| NHL draft |
19th overall, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| WHA draft |
75th overall, 1977 Birmingham Bulls | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1982 | ||
Biography
editSavard was born in Verdun, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Verdun.[1] He placed junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, winning the scoring championship in 1976–77. In 1977, Savard was drafted by both the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Savard signed with the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL, and played 42 games with Chicago and its farm team, the Dallas Black Hawks. Savard was claimed by the Hartford Whalers in the expansion draft and played one further game in the NHL. Savard played his final full season with the Binghamton Whalers in 1980–81. Savard sat out the 1981–82 season after being released by the St. Louis Blues. He played a tryout in 1982–83 with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles before retiring.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Montréal Bleu Blanc Rouge | QMJHL | 72 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Montréal Juniors | QMJHL | 36 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 32 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 21 | ||
| 1976–77 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 72 | 84 | 96 | 180 | 95 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 29 | ||
| 1977–78 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 41 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 60 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 78 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 52 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Zürcher SC | NDA | 28 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Zürcher SC | SUI.2 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Zürcher SC | NDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | HC Salzburg | AUT.2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 190 | 67 | 99 | 166 | 215 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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