Brian Savage
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Brian Savage 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
.
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 player Larry 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 NHL
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" http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_45_223/ai_57747132/.
After parts of eight seasons with the Canadiens, Savage was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes
on January 25, 2001, along with a 2002
3rd-round pick for Sergei Berezin
. Playing only one full season with the Coyotes, he was 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 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. After one season in Philadelphia, Savage announced his retirement on September 21, 2006. He is currently the co-owner of the New Mexico Scorpions
of the Central Hockey League
. He also coaches youth hockey in Phoenix, Arizona
.
on/in:
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
left winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
, St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...
and Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Savage attended Lo-Ellen Park Secondary SchoolLo-Ellen Park Secondary School
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School is a high school located on Loach's Road in the South End of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. It is administered by the Rainbow District School Board, and the current principal is Craig Runciman.-Academics:...
in Sudbury as a teenager. He was a proficient golfer and track athlete. He played one season with the Sudbury Cubs
Sudbury Cubs
The Sudbury Cubs were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, and Hockey Canada. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario...
before jumping to college.
The nephew of former NHL player Larry Hillman
Larry Hillman
Lawrence Morley Hillman is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He is one of the most traveled players in hockey history, having played for 15 different teams in his 22 professional seasons.-Playing career:Hillman started his career by playing one season for the Windsor...
, Savage was originally drafted in 1991
1991 NHL Entry Draft
The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The draft was famous for the controversy surrounding star first overall draft pick, touted by some observers to be The Next One, Eric Lindros, who was drafted by the...
in the 8th round, 171st overall by the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. After completing his college hockey career at Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
, he began his professional career with the Fredericton Canadiens
Fredericton Canadiens
The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
in 1993. His first taste of the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
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
1917 in sports
-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -Association football:Europe* There is no major football in Europe due to World War I...
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
Bell Centre
The Bell Centre , formerly known as the Molson Centre , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction...
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" http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_45_223/ai_57747132/.
After parts of eight seasons with the Canadiens, Savage was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
on January 25, 2001, along with a 2002
2002 NHL Entry Draft
The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22–23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. 291 players were drafted in total: 35 from the OHL; 23 from the QMJHL; 43 from the WHL; 41 from the NCAA; 6 from U.S high schools and 110 from outside North America....
3rd-round pick for Sergei Berezin
Sergei Berezin
Sergei Yevgenyevich Berezin is a former NHL player from 1996–97 through 2002–03. Berezin, who played left wing in the NHL, was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the tenth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
. Playing only one full season with the Coyotes, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...
for their playoff run. Due to the parameters of the trade, he was claimed off waivers by Phoenix in the off-season.
Following the lockout, Phoenix bought out
Buyout
A buyout, in finance, is an investment transaction by which the ownership equity of a company, or a majority share of the stock of the company is acquired. The acquiror thereby "buys out" control of the target company....
his contract for $1.9 million. Savage signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
prior to the 2005–06 NHL season. After one season in Philadelphia, Savage announced his retirement on September 21, 2006. He is currently the co-owner of the New Mexico Scorpions
New Mexico Scorpions
The New Mexico Scorpions were a Central Hockey League team located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The team was established in 1953 as a part of the Western Professional Hockey League . In 2001, the WPHL merged with the CHL...
of the Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
. He also coaches youth hockey in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
.
Awards
- 1992–93: First All-Star Team (CCHACentral Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship...
) - 1992–93: Player of the Year (CCHACentral Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship...
) - 1992–93: West Second All-American Team (NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
) - 1993–94: Silver Medal (XVII Olympic Winter Games1994 Winter OlympicsThe 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Miami Redskins Miami University Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S... |
CCHA Central Collegiate Hockey Association The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship... |
28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Miami Redskins | CCHA | 40 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Miami Redskins | CCHA | 38 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 AHL season The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Fredericton Canadiens Fredericton Canadiens The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
17 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 37 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 75 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 54 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 38 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena.... |
NHL | 30 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 61 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade... |
NHL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Did not play — lockout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 66 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 674 | 192 | 167 | 359 | 321 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | ||||
International play
Played for CanadaCanadian national men's hockey team
The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior...
on/in:
- 1992–93 - National Team
- 1993 - World Ice Hockey Championships
- 1993–94 - National Team
- 1994 - XVII Olympic Winter Games (Silver)
- 1999 - World Ice Hockey Championships
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Canada | Nat-Tm | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 1993 | Canada | WC-A | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993–94 | Canada | Nat-Tm | 51 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 38 |
| 1994 | Canada | Olym. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1999 | Canada | WC-A | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |