André Savard

For the French politician, see André Savard (politician).

André Savard
Savard in 1980
Born	(1953-02-09) February 9, 1953 Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Quebec Nordiques
NHL draft	6th overall, 1973 Boston Bruins
WHA draft	3rd overall, 1973 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1973–1985

Joseph André Denis Savard (born February 9, 1953 in Témiscaming, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey center.

Playing career

Savard played 790 National Hockey League games for Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques. He was drafted sixth overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Boston Bruins. He tallied 482 points (211 goals, 271 assists) during his career.

He served as head coach of the Quebec Nordiques. Savard was also a scout for the Ottawa Senators from 1994–1999 before being named an assistant coach for Ottawa. He was the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens from November 20, 2000, until the end of the 2002–2003 regular season when he stepped aside to allow Bob Gainey to become general manager. His tenure as GM was too short to fully evaluate, but Savard is generally credited with his success in drafting a number of quality prospects whom Gainey inherited. He then spent the following three years as Montreal's assistant GM. He was hired as an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 3, 2006, working under head coach Michel Therrien, whom he had fired while GM of Montreal.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1969–70	Québec Remparts	QMJHL		53	23	60	83	126		14	9	13	22	30
1969–70	Québec Remparts	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		12	8	9	17	37
1970–71	Québec Remparts	QMJHL		61	50	89	139	150		14	9	17	26	56
1970–71	Québec Remparts	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		6	2	7	9	9
1971–72	Québec Remparts	QMJHL		33	32	46	78	103		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Québec Remparts	QMJHL		56	67	84	151	147		15	18	24	42	33
1972–73	Québec Remparts	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		3	2	3	5	18
1973–74	Boston Bruins	NHL		72	16	14	30	39		16	3	2	5	24
1974–75	Boston Bruins	NHL		77	19	25	44	45		3	1	1	2	2
1975–76	Boston Bruins	NHL		79	17	23	40	60		12	1	4	5	9
1976–77	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		80	25	35	60	30		6	0	1	1	2
1977–78	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		80	19	20	39	40		6	0	0	0	4
1978–79	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		65	18	22	40	20		3	0	2	2	2
1979–80	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		33	3	10	13	16		8	1	1	2	2
1979–80	Rochester Americans	AHL		25	11	17	28	4		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		79	31	43	74	63		8	4	2	6	17
1981–82	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		62	18	20	38	24		4	0	1	1	5
1982–83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		68	16	25	41	28		10	0	4	4	8
1983–84	Québec Nordiques	NHL		60	20	24	44	38		9	3	0	3	2
1984–85	Québec Nordiques	NHL		35	9	10	19	8		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				790	211	271	482	411		85	13	18	31	77

NHL Coaching statistics

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
Quebec Nordiques	1987-88	24	10	13	1	(24)	5th in Adams	(Fired)

Personal

Savard and his wife, Marie-France, have two sons, Patrick and Dany.

External links

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