Jean Savard

Jean Savard (born April 26, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1980.

Biography Savard was born in Verdun, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Verdun. 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 Black Hawks of the NHL, 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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1974–75 Montréal Bleu Blanc Rouge QMJHL 72 35 24 59 38 8 0 0 0 0 1975–76 Montréal Juniors QMJHL 36 12 23 35 29 — — — — — 1975–76 Québec Remparts QMJHL 32 13 19 32 29 15 9 6 15 21 1976–77 Québec Remparts QMJHL 72 84 96 180 95 14 16 9 25 29 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 — — — — — 1981–82 Zürcher SC NDA 28 28 21 49 20 — — — — — 1982–83 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 3 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 1982–83 Zürcher SC SUI.2 — 36 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Zürcher SC NDA — — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 HC Salzburg AUT.2 11 9 10 19 48 — — — — — AHL totals 190 67 99 166 215 5 2 2 4 0 NHL totals 43 7 12 19 29 — — — — —