Denis Savard

Date of Birth: Feb 04, 1961
Age: 65
Place of Birth: Pointe Gatineau, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 77 kg / 170 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Denis Savard Facts

Player Type: DanglerSpeedster
Drafted: 1980 round 1 #3 overall by Chicago Black Hawks

Cousin: Jean Savard

Known for his "Savardian Spin-O-Rama," Savard scored 100+ points in 5 seasons as well as 30+ goals in 7 straight years. The 9x All-Star holds Chicago's franchise record for both points (131) and assists (87) in a season. In 1993, 3 years since being traded to Montreal, Savard won his first Stanley Cup.

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Denis Savard Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1977-1978	Montréal Juniors	QMJHL	72	37	79	116	24	-	Playoffs	13	3	17	20	0	-
1978-1979	Montréal Juniors	QMJHL	70	46	112	158	88	-	Playoffs	11	5	6	11	46	-
1979-1980	Montréal Juniors	QMJHL	72	63	118	181	93	-	Playoffs	10	7	16	23	8	-
1980-1981	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	76	28	47	75	47	27	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
1981-1982	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	80	32	87	119	82	0	Playoffs	15	11	7	18	52	-
1982-1983	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	78	35	86	121	99	26	Playoffs	13	8	9	17	22	-
1983-1984	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	75	37	57	94	71	-13	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	9	-
1984-1985	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	79	38	67	105	56	16	Playoffs	15	9	20	29	20	-
1985-1986	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	80	47	69	116	111	7	Playoffs	3	4	1	5	6	-
1986-1987	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	70	40	50	90	108	15	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	12	-
1987-1988	Chicago Blackhawks "C"	NHL	80	44	87	131	95	4	Playoffs	5	4	3	7	17	3
1988-1989	Chicago Blackhawks "C"	NHL	58	23	59	82	110	-5	Playoffs	16	8	11	19	10	8
1989-1990	Chicago Blackhawks "A"	NHL	60	27	53	80	56	8	Playoffs	20	7	15	22	41	0
1990-1991	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	28	31	59	52	-1	Playoffs	13	2	11	13	35	-1
1991-1992	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	77	28	42	70	73	6	Playoffs	11	3	9	12	8	1
1992-1993	Montréal Canadiens "A"	NHL	63	16	34	50	90	1	Playoffs	14	0	5	5	4	-3
1993-1994	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	74	18	28	46	106	-1
1994-1995	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	31	6	11	17	10	-6
1994-1995	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	12	4	4	8	8	3	Playoffs	16	7	11	18	10	12
1995-1996	Chicago Blackhawks "A"	NHL	69	13	35	48	102	20	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	8	0
1996-1997	Chicago Blackhawks "A"	NHL	64	9	18	27	60	-10	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	-3

Denis Savard Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1972-1973	Verdun Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973-1974	Verdun Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Montréal Canadiens	Fr-Tour	4	3	3	6	6	-

Denis Savard Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Fr-Tour	1	4	3	3	6	1.50	6	-	0
NHL	17	1196	473	865	1338	1.12	1336	97	16	169	66	109	175	1.04	256	17*
QC Int PW	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
QMJHL	3	214	146	309	455	2.13	205	-	3	34	15	39	54	1.59	54	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Denis Savard Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Chicago Blackhawks	13	881	377	719	1096	1.24	1005	98	13	131	61	84	145	1.11	209	20*
Montréal Canadiens	3	214	75	110	185	0.86	221	6*	3	38	5	25	30	0.79	47	-3
Montréal Juniors (old)	3	214	146	309	455	2.13	205	-	3	34	15	39	54	1.59	54	-
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	105	24	39	63	0.60	116	-7	0
Verdun Peewee	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Denis Savard Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1977-1978	QMJHL Playoffs Most Assists (17)
1978-1979	QMJHL Most Assists (112) QMJHL Third All-Star Team
1979-1980	QMJHL First All-Star Team QMJHL Most Valuable Player (Michel Brière Trophy)
1982-1983	NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team
1992-1993	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2000-2001	Hockey Hall of Fame

Denis Savard Biography and Trivia

Number 18 retired by Chicago Blackhawks
Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks
Cult/Star player for Tampa Bay Lightning