- Andre Savard
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Centre
shot =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 01
weight_lb = 185
played_for =Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Quebec Nordiques
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1953|9|2|mf=y
birth_place = Témiscaming, PQ, CAN
career_start =1973
career_end =1985
draft = 6th overall
draft_year = 1973
draft_team =Boston Bruins
wha_draft = 3rd overall
wha_draft_year = 1973
wha_draft_team =Quebec Nordiques
image_size =
nickname =André Savard (born
September 2 , 1953 in Témiscaming,Quebec ) is a retired former professionalice hockey centre. He and his wife, Marie-France, have two sons, Patrick and Dany.Playing career
Savard played 790
National Hockey League games for theBoston Bruins ,Buffalo Sabres andQuebec Nordiques . He was drafted sixth overall in the1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Boston Bruins. He tallied 482 points (211 goals, 271 assists) during his career.He served as head coach of the Quebec Nordiques. He was the General Manager of the
Montreal Canadiens from November 20, 2000 until the end of the 2002–2003 regular season. He then spend the following three years as Montreal's assistant GM. He was hired as an Assistant Coach for thePittsburgh Penguins on July 3, 2006.Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1969-70 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 56 23 60 83 126 -- -- -- -- --1970-71 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 61 50 89 139 150 14 9 17 26 561971-72 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 33 32 46 78 103 -- -- -- -- --1972-73 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 56 67 84 151 147 -- -- -- -- --1973-74 Boston Bruins NHL 72 16 14 30 39 16 3 2 5 241974-75 Boston Bruins NHL 77 19 25 44 45 3 1 1 2 21975-76 Boston Bruins NHL 79 17 23 40 60 12 1 4 5 91976-77 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 25 35 60 30 6 0 1 1 21977-78 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 19 20 39 40 6 0 0 0 41978-79 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 18 22 40 20 3 0 2 2 21979-80 Rochester Americans AHL 25 11 17 28 4 -- -- -- -- --1979-80 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 3 10 13 16 8 1 1 2 21980-81 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 31 43 74 63 8 4 2 6 171981-82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 18 20 38 24 4 0 1 1 51982-83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68 16 25 41 28 10 0 4 4 81983-84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 60 20 24 44 38 9 3 0 3 21984-85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 35 9 10 19 8 -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 790 211 271 482 411 85 13 18 31 77Coaching statistics
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result 1985-86 Fredericton Express AHL Head Coach 80 35 37 8 0 0.487 Lost in round 1 1986-87 Fredericton Express AHL Head Coach ------- Replaced Mid-season ------- 1987-88 Quebec Nordiques NHL Head Coach 80 32 43 5 0 0.431 Out of Playoffs 1992-93 Quebec Nordiques NHL Assistant Coach 1993-94 Quebec Nordiques NHL Assistant Coach 1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL Assistant Coach 2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Assistant Coach 2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Assistant Coachee also
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List of QMJHL seasons
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*List of AHL seasons External links
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