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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Denis Savard
Selected in first round
No.
3 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born February
4, 1961
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 167
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Pointe Gatineau, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
72 | 37 |
79 | 116 |
22 | | 1978-79 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
70 | 46 |
112 | 158 |
88 | | 1979-80 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
72 | 63 |
118 | 181 |
93 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Briere Trophy (MVP): 1979-80 (Montreal)
QMJHL Bergeron Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1977-78 (Montreal) (co-winner with
Normand Rochefort)
QMJHL All-Star First
Team: 1979-80 (Montreal)
QMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1978-79
(Montreal)
QMJHL Assists Leader: 1978-79 (Montreal) (112 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 3 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. ... Played on "Trois Denis Line" with
Denis Cyr and Denis Tremblay for Montreal from 1977 to 1979. All three players
shared the exact same birthdate. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1980 (Buffalo at Chicago)
Numbers: 18 (Chicago) (number retired); 18
(Montreal); 9, 18 (T.B.)
Stanley Cup: 1993.
Playing Status: Retired June 26, 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-1997 |
Chicago, Montreal, TB | 1,196 |
473 | 865 |
1,338 | 1,336 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1997 |
Chicago, Montreal | 169 |
66 | 109 |
175 | 256 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 2000
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (Chicago)
All-Star Game:
1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 (Chicago), 1991 (Montreal), 1996 (Chicago)
Chicago Captain: October 1988 until Jan. 21, 1989
NHL Records: Fastest goal from the start of a period (4 seconds into
third period vs. Hartford on Jan. 12, 1986, shares record)
Chicago Records: Most points in one season (131 in 1987-88), most assists in one season (87 in 1981-82 and
1987-88), most combined regular-season and playoff points (138 in 1982-83 and
1987-88), most combined regular-season and playoff assists (95 in 1982-83),
most 100-point seasons (5), most points in one playoff year (29 in 1985), most
assists in one playoff year (20 in 1985), most goals in one playoff game (4
vs. Toronto on April 10, 1986, shares record), most career playoff hat tricks
(3), most shorthanded goals in one game (2 vs. Winnipeg on Oct. 12, 1988,
shares record), fastest goal from the start of a period (4 seconds into third
period vs. Hartford on Jan. 12, 1986), most assists by a rookie (47 in
1980-81, shares record), most power play goals in one period of one playoff
game (2 in first period vs. St. Louis on April 19, 1982, shares record), most
consecutive playoff games with at least one assist in a single playoff year (7
from April 6, 1989, to April 20, 1989), most points in a Stanley Cup
quarterfinal or semifinal series (13 vs. Detroit in 1989, shares record)
100-Point Seasons: 1981-82 (Chicago) (119), 1982-83 (Chicago) (121),
1984-85 (Chicago) (105), 1985-86 (Chicago) (116), 1987-88 (Chicago) (131)
50-Point Seasons: Montreal
Chicago
Points
Leader: 1981-82 (119), 1982-83 (121), 1983-84 (94), 1984-85 (105), 1985-86
(116), 1986-87 (90), 1987-88 (131)
Chicago Goals
Leader: 1983-84 (37), 1985-86 (47), 1986-87 (40), 1987-88 (44)
Chicago Assists
Leader: 1981-82 (87), 1982-83 (86), 1983-84 (57), 1984-85 (67), 1985-86
(69), 1987-88 (87), 1988-89 (59)
Chicago Playoffs Points Leader: 1982 (18), 1983 (17), 1985 (29), 1986 (5),
1989 (19), 1990 (22, tie), 1995 (18)
Chicago Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1982 (11), 1983 (8), 1986 (4), 1987 (1, tie), 1989 (8, tie)
Chicago Playoffs Assists Leader:
1985 (20), 1989 (11), 1990 (15, tie), 1995 (11, tie)
Montreal Assists
Leader: 1991-92 (42)
Montreal Playoffs Points Leader: 1992 (12)
Montreal Playoffs Assists Leader: 1991 (11), 1992 (9)
Coaching
Career: Named Chicago developmental coach on June 26, 1997, and remained
in that position until Dec. 3, 1997. ... Named Chicago assistant coach on Dec.
3, 1997, and remained in that position through 2002-03 season. ... Served as
Chicago interim co-coach with Al MacAdam from March 27, 2001, until May 3, 2001, while
head coach Alpo Suhonen returned to Finland for medical treatment. The period
covered final seven games of 2000-01 season.
Management Career: Named Chicago community relations ambassador on June
26, 1997, and held position until Dec. 3, 1997.
Miscellaneous: Shares honor with Ed Olczyk of being highest draft choice
in Chicago history (No. 3 overall). ... Had three assists in first NHL game.
... Played on line with Ted Bulley and Tim Higgins for Chicago in 1980-81. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with strained knee, an injury suffered
during Chicago's Oct. 15, 1980, game vs. Vancouver. ... Set Chicago record
(since broken) for points by a rookie with 75 in 1980-81. ... Played on line
with Al Secord and Tim Higgins for Chicago in 1981-82. ... Set Chicago
single-season record (since broken) with 119 points in 1981-82. ... Broke Stan Mikita's single-season Chicago assist record and Bobby Hull's single-season
Chicago points record in 1981-82, becoming only the second Chicago player to
record 100 points in one season. ... Played on line with Al Secord and Steve
Larmer for Chicago in 1982-83. ... Set Chicago single-season record (since
broken) with 121 points in 1982-83. ... Became first player in Chicago history
to record consecutive 100-point seasons when he achieved feat in 1981-82 and
1982-83. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with broken nose, an injury
suffered during Chicago's Jan. 7, 1984, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed
part of 1984-85 season with ankle injury, suffered when he blocked shot during
Chicago's Oct. 13, 1984, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Was famous for his
"spin-o-rama" move in which he spun 360 degrees while carrying the puck in the
offensive zone to fake out defenders and goaltenders. ... Set Chicago
single-season record (since broken) for goals by a center with 47 in 1985-86.
... Missed part of 1986-87 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered when
he was checked by Jeff Jackson during Chicago's March 22, 1987, game at N.Y.
Rangers. ... Combined with Troy Murray to set Chicago record (since tied) for
fastest two shorthanded goals in one game, when the duo scored twice in 12
seconds at Toronto on Oct. 31, 1987. ... Set Chicago single-season record
(since broken) with seven shorthanded goals in 1987-88. ... Missed parts of
1988-89 season with strained right knee, an injury suffered in early January
1989, and with broken right ankle, an injury suffered when he was hit by
teammate Dave Manson's slap shot and aggravated when he was later pulled to
the ice by Peter Zezel during Montreal's Jan. 21, 1989, game vs. St. Louis.
... Had short-lived tenure as Chicago captain during 1988-89 season due to
constant feuding with head coach Mike Keenan. ... Missed parts of 1989-90
season with sprained left ankle, an injury suffered during Chicago's Jan. 17,
1990, game vs. Minnesota, and with broken left index finger, an injury
suffered in Chicago's Jan. 26, 1990, game at Buffalo. ... Missed parts of
1990-91 season with sinus infection, diagnosed in mid-January 1991, and with
right thumb injury, suffered during Montreal's March 16, 1991, game vs.
Buffalo. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with eye injury, suffered in
Montreal's Oct. 30, 1991, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed parts of 1992-93
season with the flu, contracted on Nov. 22, 1992, with sprained knee, suffered
in Montreal's Jan. 2, 1993, game at Los Angeles, and with separated
shoulder, an injury suffered during Montreal's Feb. 17, 1993, game vs. Boston
. ... Suspended one game by NHL during 1992-93 season for involvement in a
spearing duel with Viacheslav Fetisov in Montreal's Jan. 22, 1993, game at New
Jersey. Savard received an major and a game misconduct for the incident, and
he was given the automatic one-game suspension because it was his second
stick-related major of the season. He served the suspension on Jan. 23, 1993.
... Missed remainder of 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs with broken right foot, suffered while playing for Montreal during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup
Finals vs. Los Angeles on June 1, 1993. ... Suspended four games by NHL and
fined $500 during 1993-94 season for stick-swinging incident with Steve Smith
during Tampa Bay's Nov. 20, 1993, game vs. Chicago. Savard later complained
that the stick swinging was allowed to get out of hand by the replacement
officials, working during the NHL officials' strike, and that regular
officials could have stopped it earlier. ... Played his 1,000th NHL game for
Tampa Bay at Edmonton on Feb. 27, 1994. ... Missed part of 1995 season with
bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's March 7, 1995, game
vs. Philadelphia. ... Scored goal in his first game back in a Chicago uniform
after trade from Tampa Bay, vs. Detroit on April 9, 1995. ... Missed parts of
1996-97 season with sore hand, an injury suffered during Chicago's Nov. 29,
1996, game at Anaheim and re-aggravated during Chicago's Dec. 9, 1996, game
vs. Toronto, with charley horse, an injury suffered during Chicago's Dec. 15,
1996, game vs. Pittsburgh, and with sprained thumb, an injury suffered during
Chicago's April 6, 1997, game at Calgary. ... Chicago retired Savard's No. 18
on March 19, 1998. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Hall of Fame: Inducted 2000
Miscellaneous: Was on Montreal team
that joined Minnesota to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet
Union. ... An avid horse racing fan, Savard had a racehorse named after him
during his playing days. ... Was a chain smoker up until 1985-86 season,
during which he managed to quit smoking. ... Organized and ran off-season
charity golf event in Montreal during playing days. ... Named to center
position on all-time Montreal (QMJHL) team by a CHL panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Denis Joseph Savard.
... Also known as Denny Savard during his playing days. ... Cousin of former
NHL player Jean Savard. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago traded Savard to Montreal in
exchange for Chris Chelios and 1991 second-round pick (Mike Pomichter) on June
29, 1990. Nearly five years later, Chicago got Savard back when the Blackhawks
traded 1996 sixth-round pick (Xavier Delisle) to Tampa Bay in exchange for
Savard on April 6, 1995. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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