Jean Savard

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Jean Savard
Jean Savard 1977.JPG
Savard in 1977
Born (1957-04-26) April 26, 1957 (age 66)
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 19771982

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.

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Biography

Savard 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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 Montréal Bleu Blanc Rouge QMJHL 723524593880000
1975–76 Montréal Juniors QMJHL3612233529
1975–76 Québec Remparts QMJHL321319322915961521
1976–77 Québec RempartsQMJHL72849618095141692529
1977–78 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 41171835281344832
1977–78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 317111820
1978–79 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 602628548552240
1978–79 Chicago Black HawksNHL110119
1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL7828437160
1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL10000
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL5213274070
1981–82 Zürcher SC NDA 2828214920
1982–83 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL30224
1982–83Zürcher SC SUI.2 36
1983–84 Zürcher SCNDA
1984–85 HC Salzburg AUT.2 119101948
AHL totals190679916621552240
NHL totals437121929

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References

  1. "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.