Bob Sauvé
Bob Sauvé | |||||||||
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Born |
Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec, Canada | June 17, 1955||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||
Position | Goaltender | ||||||||
Caught | Left | ||||||||
Played for |
NHL Draft |
17th overall, WHA Draft |
16th overall, 1975 Cincinnati Stingers | ||||||
Playing career | 1976–1989 |
Robert F. Sauvé (born June 17, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, and currently a player agent.
Playing career
As a youth, Sauvé played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North Shore.[1]
After a successful junior career with the
As the 1978–79 season began, Sauvé entered training camp determined to make the NHL for good. Unfortunately, he suffered a broken finger and began the season in Hershey. After Edwards later suffered a sprained ankle, Sauvé was called up to Buffalo, this time to stay. The goaltending duo of Sauvé and Edwards had an immediate impact on the Sabres. Sauvé led the league in goals against average for the 1979–80 season and was co-recipient of the Vezina Trophy with Edwards in the same season.
Sauvé was traded to the
Other
Sauvé's younger brother, forward Jean-François Sauvé, also played in the NHL and was briefly a teammate of his older brother in Buffalo. His son Philippe Sauvé was a professional goaltender who played in the NHL and in Europe for the Hamburg Freezers. His nephew Maxime Sauvé was an NHL hockey forward.
Sauvé remained active in hockey after retirement, first as the president of the New Jersey Devils' alumni association, then as a goalie coach and later as a player agent. His list of clientele has included many of Quebec's biggest names including Patrick Roy, Vincent Lecavalier, Jocelyn Thibault, Pierre Turgeon, Vincent Damphousse and Simon Gagné.
Awards and achievements
- Selected to the 1974.
- 1980 (shared with Don Edwards).
- Tom Barasso).
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1971–72 | Verdun Maple Leafs | QMJHL
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34 | — | — | — | 2020 | 202 | 0 | 6.00 | .851 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | .836 | ||
1972–73 | Laval National
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QMJHL | 35 | — | — | — | 2100 | 224 | 0 | 6.40 | .850 | 3 | — | — | 160 | 20 | 0 | 7.50 | .856 | ||
1973–74 | Laval National | QMJHL | 61 | — | — | — | 3620 | 341 | 0 | 5.65 | .867 | 11 | — | — | 660 | 60 | 0 | 5.45 | .869 | ||
1974–75 | Laval National | QMJHL | 57 | — | — | — | 3403 | 287 | 0 | 5.06 | .876 | 16 | — | — | 960 | 81 | 0 | 5.06 | .872 | ||
1975–76 | Providence Reds | AHL | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 848 | 44 | 0 | 3.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Charlotte Checkers
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SHL | 17 | — | — | — | 979 | 36 | 2 | 2.21 | .937 | 7 | — | — | 420 | 10 | 2 | 1.43 | — | ||
1976–77 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 11 | 0 | 3.59 | .845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 25 | — | — | — | 1346 | 94 | 0 | 4.14 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 | — | — | — | 539 | 38 | 0 | 4.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 480 | 20 | 0 | 2.50 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 872 | 59 | 0 | 4.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1610 | 100 | 0 | 3.73 | .876 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 9 | 0 | 2.98 | .883 | ||
1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 278 | 14 | 0 | 3.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1880 | 74 | 4 | 2.36 | .901 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 501 | 17 | 2 | 2.04 | .926 | ||
1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2100 | 111 | 2 | 3.17 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 760 | 35 | 0 | 2.76 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 41 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 2365 | 165 | 0 | 4.19 | .846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 54 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3110 | 179 | 1 | 3.45 | .872 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 545 | 28 | 2 | 3.08 | .881 | ||
1983–84 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 40 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2375 | 138 | 0 | 3.49 | .869 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 7.32 | .643 | ||
1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 27 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1564 | 84 | 0 | 3.22 | .855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks
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NHL | 38 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2099 | 138 | 0 | 3.94 | .886 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 4.85 | .869 | ||
1986–87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 46 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2660 | 159 | 1 | 3.59 | .894 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 245 | 15 | 0 | 3.67 | .890 | ||
1987–88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 34 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1798 | 107 | 0 | 3.57 | .870 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 13 | 0 | 3.30 | .890 | ||
1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 721 | 56 | 0 | 4.66 | .832 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 420 | 182 | 154 | 54 | 23,706 | 1377 | 8 | 3.49 | .875 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 1848 | 95 | 4 | 3.08 | .891 |
"Sauvé's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
References
- ^ "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 2019-01-08.
- ^ "Courier express. (Buffalo, N.Y.) 1964-1982, June 10, 1982, Image 21" (1982/06/10). 1982-06-10: 21.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database