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David Savard (born October 22, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round, 94th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Savard won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2021.

David Savard
Savard with the Montreal Canadiens in 2021
Born (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 32)
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
Montreal Canadiens
Columbus Blue Jackets
Tampa Bay Lightning
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 94th overall, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2010present

Playing career



Amateur


Savard was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Collège Antoine-Girouard, and in the 2004 event with the Richelieu Éclaireurs.[1]

Savard was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round, 94th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft after his second season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) where he was known as a reliable defenceman with strong defensive skills.[citation needed]

The following season, at the urging of the Blue Jackets, Savard started to support the offence more, aiming to become a more complete player. Consequently, he was awarded many trophies at the end of his third junior season, such as the Émile Bouchard Trophy rewarding the best QMJHL defensive defenceman, and the Kevin Lowe Trophy awarded to the best QMJHL defenceman, while finishing first in league scoring among defencemen, establishing a league record for assists as a defenceman.[citation needed]

In the same year, Savard was selected to participate in the Subway Super Series, wearing a Quebec jersey in the tournament. He was named the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) best defenceman, recognizing his remarkable season with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL in 2009–10.[citation needed]


Professional



Columbus Blue Jackets

Savard with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2013
Savard with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2013

The next year, still being eligible to play for a junior team, the Columbus Blue Jackets assigned Savard to play with the Springfield Falcons, the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. After an excellent pro training camp, the Blue Jackets decided Savard would progress faster at the AHL level, following his high marks in junior hockey the former year.[citation needed]

Savard then donned Springfield Falcons colours in the American Hockey League during the 2010–11 season, where he finished as the team's top-scoring defenceman, and second among the league's rookie defencemen.[citation needed]

Savard scored his first career NHL goal on February 7, 2012, against Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Bäckström. After playing 31 games during the 2011–12 season at the age of 21, he was slowed by an injury suffered in December 2012, shortly before the 2012–13 NHL lock-out's resolution. At the Blue Jackets' camp, he was not able to do justice at the beginning of a season that was going to be shortened, but still managed to be in the lineup for four of the team's 48 games. He spent the majority of the 2012–13 season with Springfield.[citation needed]

On July 15, 2013, as a restricted free agent, Savard was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Blue Jackets.[2]

Savard played his first full NHL season with the Blue Jackets during the 2013–14 season, registering 15 points in 70 games. On July 5, 2014, Savard signed a two-year contract with the Blue Jackets.

On September 15, 2015, Savard signed a five-year, $21.25 million contract extension with the Blue Jackets. In the 2016–17 season, Savard led the entire NHL in plus–minus at +33.


Tampa Bay Lightning

Entering the final year of his contract in the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Savard, in his tenth season with the Blue Jackets, collected 1 goal and 6 points through 40 regular-season games. Approaching the NHL trade deadline, Savard was involved in a three-way trade, being initially dealt to the Detroit Red Wings with 50% of his salary retained in exchange for Brian Lashoff, before he was flipped to the Tampa Bay Lightning with his salary further retained by the Red Wings in exchange for a 2021 fourth-round pick. The Lightning sent the Blue Jackets a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 third-round pick in exchange for Lashoff to complete the transaction on April 10, 2021.[3] He and the Lightning would then go on to win the Stanley Cup, with Savard registering 5 points in 20 playoff games, including an assist on Ross Colton's Cup-clinching goal in game 5.


Montreal Canadiens

After winning the Stanley Cup with the Lightning, Savard would leave in free agency to sign with the Montreal Canadiens on a four-year, $14 million deal on July 28, 2021.[4] Brought into the lineup at the same time as longtime team captain Shea Weber was placed on long-term injured reserve, Savard was regarded as part of the attempt to compensate for that loss. He became a focus of criticism from fans in the midst of a historically poor season for the team.[5] On January 29, 2022, it was announced that Savard would miss eight weeks of the season due to an ankle injury.[6]


International play


Savard was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the 2015 World Championships, where they won the title for the first time since 2007 with a perfect 10-0 record.[7]


Career statistics



Regular season and playoffs


    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07Séminaire St-François BlizzardQMAAA 4410162652 181121310
2007–08Baie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHL 3516722
2007–08Moncton WildcatsQMJHL 3205518
2008–09Moncton WildcatsQMJHL 689354433 10551010
2009–10Moncton WildcatsQMJHL 6413647736 21114158
2010–11Springfield FalconsAHL 7211324318
2011–12Springfield FalconsAHL 444182272
2011–12Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 31281016
2012–13Springfield FalconsAHL 605263140 82358
2012–13Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 40000
2013–14Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 705101528 60444
2014–15Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 8211253671
2015–16Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 654212545
2016–17Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 746172344 50114
2017–18Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 814121632 60000
2018–19Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 828162436 101234
2019–20Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 680111135 100332
2020–21Columbus Blue JacketsNHL 4015624
2020–21Tampa Bay LightningNHL 140000 200556
2021–22Montreal CanadiensNHL 623141736
NHL totals 67344139183367 571151620

International


Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
2015 Czech Republic
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Canada WC 10 0 4 4 6
Senior totals 10 0 4 4 6

Awards and honours


Award Year
QMJHL
Emile Bouchard Trophy 2010
Kevin Lowe Trophy 2010
First All-Star Team 2010
CHL Defenceman of the Year 2010
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2021 [8]

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 2019-02-16.
  2. "Blue Jackets sign defenseman David Savard to one-year contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  3. "Savard traded to Lightning in multi-team deal". The Sports Network. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. "Four-year contract for defenseman David Savard". Montreal Canadiens. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. Berkshire, Andrew (November 10, 2021). "By the numbers: First appearances deceiving for Habs blue-liner Savard". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. "Habs D Savard out eight weeks with ankle injury". TSN.ca. January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  7. "Canada's National Men's Team wins gold medal at 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship". Hockey Canada. May 17, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  8. "Tampa Bay close out Montreal Canadiens to win second straight Stanley Cup". ESPN. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.


Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Dmitri Kulikov
Emile Bouchard Trophy
2009–10
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Maxime Ouimet
Kevin Lowe Trophy
2009–10
Succeeded by
Andrew Randazzo
Preceded by CHL Defenceman of the Year
2009–10
Succeeded by

На других языках


[de] David Savard

David Savard (* 22. Oktober 1990 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec) ist ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der seit Juli 2021 bei den Canadiens de Montréal in der National Hockey League unter Vertrag steht. Zuvor gewann er mit den Tampa Bay Lightning in den Playoffs 2021 den Stanley Cup gewann. Zudem verbrachte der Verteidiger über zehn Jahre bei den Columbus Blue Jackets, die ihn im NHL Entry Draft 2009 an 94. Position ausgewählt hatten. Mit der kanadischen Nationalmannschaft gewann er bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2015 die Goldmedaille.
- [en] David Savard

[ru] Савар, Давид

Дави́д Сава́р (фр. David Savard; 22 октября 1990, Сент-Иасент, Квебек) — канадский профессиональный хоккеист, защитник клуба «Монреаль Канадиенс». Чемпион мира 2015 года. Обладатель Кубка Стэнли 2021 года.



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