David Savard

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David Savard
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Savard with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2013
Born (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 34)
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 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 Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round, 94th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Savard won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2021.

Playing career

Amateur

Savard was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Collège Antoine-Girouard, and in the 2004 event with the Richelieu Éclaireurs.[1]

Savard was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round, 94th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft after his second season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) where he played as reliable defenceman with strong defensive skills.[citation needed]

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With Columbus in 2013

The following season, by demand from the team that had drafted him, Savard started to support the offence a little more aiming to become a more complete player. Consequently, he was awarded many trophies at the end of his third junior season, such as the Émile Bouchard Trophy rewarding the best QMJHL Defensive defenceman and the Kevin Lowe Trophy awarded to the best QMJHL defenceman, while finishing first league scorer among defencemen, establishing a league record for assists as a defenceman.[citation needed]

In the same year, he was selected to participate to the Subway Super Series, wearing a Quebec jersey in the tournament. He was named the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) best defenceman, recognizing his remarkable season with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL in 2009–10.[citation needed]

Professional

Columbus Blue Jackets

The next year, while still being eligible to play for a junior team, the Columbus Blue Jackets assigned him 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, following his high marks in junior hockey the former year.[citation needed]

Savard then donned the 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 resolvement. 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 line-up 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 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 2020–21 season, Savard in his tenth season with the Blue Jackets collected 1 goal and 6 points through 40 regular season games. Approaching the NHL trade deadline, Savard was involved in a three-way trade being initially dealt to the Detroit Red Wings with his salary retained by 50% in exchange for Brian Lashoff before he was flipped to the Tampa Bay Lightning with his salary further retained by the Red Wings in exchange for a 2021 fourth-round pick. The Lightning sent the Blue Jackets a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 third-round pick in exchange for Lashoff to complete the transaction on April 10, 2021.[3] He and the Lightning would then go on to win the Stanley Cup, with Savard registering 5 points in 20 playoff games.

Montreal Canadiens

After winning the Stanley Cup with the Lightning, he would leave in free agency and sign with the Montreal Canadiens on a four-year, $14 million deal on July 28, 2021.[4]

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.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
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 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
NHL totals 611 41 125 166 331 57 1 15 16 20

International

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Czech Republic
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Canada WC 1st 10 0 4 4 6
Senior totals 10 0 4 4 6

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
Emile Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenceman) 2010
Kevin Lowe Trophy (Best Defensive Defenceman) 2010
First All-Star Team 2010
CHL Defenceman of the Year 2010
NHL
Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning) 2021 [6]

References

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External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Emile Bouchard Trophy
2009–10		 Succeeded by
Simon Després
Preceded by Kevin Lowe Trophy
2009–10		 Succeeded by
Andrew Randazzo
Preceded by CHL Defenceman of the Year
2009–10		 Succeeded by
Ryan Ellis
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