David Savard
David Savard | |||
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Born |
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec , Canada | October 22, 1990||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 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 | 2010–present |
David Savard (born October 22, 1990) is a
Playing career
Amateur
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In the same year, Savard was selected to participate in the
Professional
Columbus Blue Jackets
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
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
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2006–07 | Séminaire St-François Blizzard | QMAAA | 44 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 10 | ||
2007–08 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL
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35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 68 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
2009–10 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 64 | 13 | 64 | 77 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 8 | ||
2010–11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 72 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 44 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 60 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
2012–13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 70 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 82 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 65 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 74 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 81 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 68 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
2021–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 60 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 795 | 53 | 174 | 227 | 431 | 57 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2015 Czech Republic |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2015 | Canada | WC
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10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
Senior totals | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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QMJHL
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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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Blue Jackets sign defenseman David Savard to one-year contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ "Savard traded to Lightning in multi-team deal". The Sports Network. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Four-year contract for defenseman David Savard". Montreal Canadiens. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- Montreal Gazette. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Habs D Savard out eight weeks with ankle injury". TSN.ca. January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tampa Bay close out Montreal Canadiens to win second straight Stanley Cup". ESPN. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database