Brian Savage

Brian Arthur Savage (born February 24, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career Savage attended Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School in Sudbury as a teenager. He was a proficient golfer and track athlete. He played one season with the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League before jumping to college.

The nephew of former NHL players Larry, Wayne and Floyd Hillman. Savage was originally drafted in 1991 in the 8th round, 171st overall by the Montreal Canadiens. After completing his college hockey career at Miami University, he began his professional career with the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL in 1993. His first taste of the National Hockey League came at the tail end of the 1993–94 season, playing in 3 regular season and 3 playoff games.

Savage was the first Montreal Canadien since Joe Malone in 1917 to record six points in a road game when he had four goals and two assists against the Islanders on April 8, 1999. He also recorded the Canadiens' first hat trick in Bell Centre history on October 7, 1996. After several fast starts in the month of October and subsequently fading the rest of those seasons, Savage became known as hockey's "Mr. October".

After parts of eight seasons with the Canadiens, Savage was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on January 25, 2002, along with a 2002 3rd-round pick for Sergei Berezin. On December 27, 2003, he scored the first Coyote goal in Jobing.com Arena. He was soon after traded to the St. Louis Blues for their playoff run. Due to the parameters of the trade, he was claimed off waivers by Phoenix in the off-season.

Following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Phoenix bought out his contract for $1.9 million. Savage signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the 2005–06 NHL season. After one season in Philadelphia, Savage announced his retirement on September 21, 2006.

Savage was the co-owner of the now defunct New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League while he was playing for the Flyers.

Personal life Savage's son, Redmond, was drafted in the fourth round, 114th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2021 NHL entry draft and is currently a member of the Buffalo Sabres organization. He has a third son named Rory Savage. Rory is signed as a St. Thomas Star for the 25-26 GOHL hockey season in Ontario, Canada.

Awards and honours Award Year All-CCHA First Team 1992-93 CCHA Player of the Year 1992-93 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1992–93 Silver medal Canadian Olympic Team 1994 Winter Olympics

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School HS-ON — — — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Sudbury Cubs NOJHL 32 45 40 85 61 8 11 14 25 26 1990–91 Miami University CCHA 28 5 6 11 26 — — — — — 1991–92 Miami University CCHA 40 24 16 40 43 — — — — — 1992–93 Miami University CCHA 38 37 21 58 44 — — — — — 1992–93 Canada Intl 9 3 0 3 12 — — — — — 1993–94 Canada Intl 51 20 26 46 38 — — — — — 1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 17 12 15 27 4 — — — — — 1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 37 12 7 19 27 — — — — — 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 25 8 33 28 6 0 2 2 2 1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 81 23 37 60 39 5 1 1 2 0 1997–98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 26 17 43 36 9 0 2 2 6 1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 16 10 26 20 — — — — — 1999–00 Montreal Canadiens NHL 38 17 12 29 19 — — — — — 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 62 21 24 45 26 — — — — — 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 14 15 29 30 — — — — — 2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 30 6 6 12 8 5 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 43 6 10 16 22 — — — — — 2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 61 12 13 25 36 — — — — — 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 13 4 3 7 2 5 1 1 2 0 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 9 5 14 28 6 1 0 1 4 NHL totals 674 192 167 359 321 39 3 8 11 12

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Canada WC 8 1 0 1 2 1994 Canada OG 8 2 2 4 6 1999 Canada WC 8 3 3 6 6 Senior totals 24 6 5 11 14