Brian Savage

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Brian Savage
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Born (1971-02-24) February 24, 1971 (age 54)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Phoenix Coyotes
St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 171st overall, 1991
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1993–2006

Brian Arthur Savage (born February 24, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers.

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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 players Larry, Wayne and Floyd 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 National Hockey League 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". [1]

After parts of eight seasons with the Canadiens, Savage was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on January 25, 2002, along with a 2002 3rd-round pick for Sergei Berezin. On December 27, 2003, he scored the first Coyote goal in Jobing.com Arena. [2] He was soon after 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 2004–05 NHL 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. [3] After one season in Philadelphia, Savage announced his retirement on September 21, 2006.

Savage was the co-owner of the now defunct New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League while he was playing for the Flyers. [4] [5]

Personal life

Savage's son, Redmond, was drafted in the fourth round, 114th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. [6]

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-CCHA First Team 1992-93
CCHA Player of the Year 1992-93
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1992–93
Silver medal Canadian Olympic Team 1994 Winter Olympics

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School HS-ON ——————————
1989–90 Sudbury Cubs NOJHL 3245408561811142526
1990–91 Miami University CCHA 28561126—————
1991–92 Miami UniversityCCHA4024164043—————
1992–93 Miami UniversityCCHA3837215844—————
1992–93 Canada Intl930312—————
1993–94CanadaIntl5120264638—————
1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 171215274—————
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3101030220
1994–95 Montreal CanadiensNHL371271927—————
1995–96 Montreal CanadiensNHL75258332860222
1996–97 Montreal CanadiensNHL812337603951120
1997–98 Montreal CanadiensNHL642617433690226
1998–99 Montreal CanadiensNHL5416102620—————
1999–00 Montreal CanadiensNHL3817122919—————
2000–01 Montreal CanadiensNHL6221244526—————
2001–02 Montreal CanadiensNHL4714152930—————
2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL306612850000
2002–03 Phoenix CoyotesNHL436101622—————
2003–04 Phoenix CoyotesNHL6112132536—————
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL13437251120
2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL6695142861014
NHL totals67419216735932139381112

International

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey
YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1993 Canada WC 81012
1994 Canada OG 82246
1999 CanadaWC83366
Senior totals24651114

References

  1. ↑ "Montreal Canadiens Legends: Brian Savage". Joe Pelletier. Greatest Hockey Legends.com. August 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ Woodall-Pike, Charles (September 13, 2014). "Coyotes Arena History: Home Is Where the Howls Are". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Flyers Sign Forward Brian Savage". NHL.com. September 15, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "CHL's New Mexico Scorpions Announce New Ownership". oursportscentral.com. January 24, 2006. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "BE A PLAYER: REWIND BRIAN SAVAGE". nhlpa.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ Sapurji, Sunaya (July 24, 2021). "Detroit's Red Savage learned that where you're picked in the NHL Draft doesn't define you". The Athletic . Retrieved August 10, 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Player of the Year
1992-93 		Succeeded by
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