Jean Savard
Savard in 1977
Born (1957-04-26) 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 19771982

Jean Savard (born April 26, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 45 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1980.

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 Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 Montréal Bleu Blanc Rouge QMJHL 7235245938 80000
1975–76 Montréal Juniors QMJHL 3612233529
1975–76 Québec Remparts QMJHL 3213193229 15961521
1976–77 Québec Remparts QMJHL 72849618095 141692529
1977–78 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 4117183528 1344832
1977–78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 317111820
1978–79 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 6026285485 52240
1978–79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 110119
1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 7828437160
1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 10000
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 5213274070
1981–82 Zürcher SC NDA 2828214920
1982–83 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 30224
1982–83 Zürcher SC SUI.2 36
1983–84 Zürcher SC NDA
1984–85 HC Salzburg AUT.2 119101948
AHL totals 1906799166215 52240
NHL totals 437121929

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.
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