Joel Savage

Joel Savage
Born	(1969-12-25) December 25, 1969 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Buffalo Sabres
NHL draft	13th overall, 1988 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1989–2004

Joel Savage (born December 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Savage was drafted in the first round, 13th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Despite his high draft status, Savage played just three NHL games, which came during the 1990–1991 season with the Sabres. Savage played his junior hockey career with the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League, compiling 143 points in 197 games.

Playing career

Savage's North American professional career included stints with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (1989–1993) and Fort Wayne Komets (1992–1994), San Diego Gulls (1993–1994), and Kalamazoo Wings (1993–1994) of the International Hockey League. Savage also played in 39 games with the Canadian National Team between 1994 and 1996.

Savage played several seasons professionally in Europe before retiring following the 2003–2004 season. In Europe, he played with the Starbulls Rosenheim, Frankfurt Lions, and Adler Mannheim of Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, and HC Lugano and EV Zug of Nationalliga A in Switzerland. In 2002, he became a Swiss citizen through marriage. Savage eventually returned to Canada and settled in Cranbrook, British Columbia, where he is the President of Havaday Developments Inc., which is the developer of the Wildstone golf resort in Cranbrook in partnership with Gary Player.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Kelowna Packers	BCHL		43	10	12	22	76		11	2	1	3	6
1986–87	Victoria Cougars	WHL		68	14	13	27	48		5	2	0	2	0
1987–88	Victoria Cougars	WHL		69	37	32	69	73		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Victoria Cougars	WHL		60	17	30	47	95		6	1	1	2	8
1989–90	Rochester Americans	AHL		43	6	7	13	39		5	0	1	1	4
1990–91	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Rochester Americans	AHL		61	25	19	44	45		15	3	3	6	8
1991–92	Rochester Americans	AHL		59	8	14	22	39		9	2	0	2	8
1992–93	Rochester Americans	AHL		6	1	1	2	6		3	0	0	0	12
1992–93	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		46	21	16	37	60		10	3	5	8	22
1993–94	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		31	2	11	13	29		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Diego Gulls	IHL		20	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		4	2	1	3	0		2	0	0	0	4
1994–95	Canada	Intl		37	10	17	27	47		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH	DEL		50	16	38	54	62		4	0	3	3	18
1996–97	Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH	DEL		46	8	19	27	108		3	0	2	2	2
1997–98	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		27	7	14	21	40		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	EV Zug	NDA		11	1	3	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		49	13	11	24	56		8	4	3	7	8
1999–2000	Adler Mannheim	DEL		47	10	13	23	61		5	0	0	0	4
2000–01	HC Lugano	NLA		41	8	8	16	63		18	4	3	7	30
2001–02	EV Zug	NLA		31	12	12	24	38		5	0	0	0	6
2002–03	EV Zug	NLA		34	3	5	8	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	EV Zug	NLA		47	4	6	10	67		2	0	0	0	2
AHL totals				169	40	41	81	129		32	5	4	9	32
DEL totals				219	54	95	149	327		20	4	8	12	32
NDA/NLA totals				164	28	34	62	200		25	4	3	7	38

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database