Jean Savard
| Jean Savard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Savard in 1977 | |||
| Born |
April 26, 1957 Verdun, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Chicago Black Hawks Hartford Whalers AHL New Brunswick Hawks Springfield Indians Binghamton Whalers NLA Zürcher SC | ||
| NHL Draft |
19th overall, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| WHA Draft |
75th overall, 1977 Birmingham Bulls | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1982 | ||
Jean Savard (born April 26, 1957) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player.
Savard was born in Verdun, Quebec. He placed junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, winning the scoring championship in 1976–77. In 1977, Savard was drafted by both the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Savard signed with the Chicago Blackhawks, and played 42 games with Chicago and its farm team, the Dallas Black Hawks. Savard was claimed by the Hartford Whalers in the expansion draft and played one further game in the NHL. Savard played his final full season with the Binghamton Whalers in 1980–81. Savard sat out the 1981–82 season after being released by the St. Louis Blues. He played a tryout in 1982–83 with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles before retiring finally.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Montreal Red White and Blue | QMJHL | 72 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 32 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | 36 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 72 | 84 | 96 | 180 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 41 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 60 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 78 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 52 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||