Serge Savard
Serge Savard was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on January 22nd, 1946 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 78, Serge Savard biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Serge Aubrey "The Senator" Savard, CQ, was born January 22, 1946) and is the former ice hockey defenseman of Canada, most notably with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. (NHL).
He is the Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations with the Montreal Canadiens.
He is also a Montreal businessman and is affectionately referred to as "the Senator." Savard was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history in 2017.
Playing career
Savard played minor league hockey with the Montreal Junior Canadiens and later with the Omaha Knights. In 1966, he first began playing with the Montreal Canadiens. He led the Canadiens to their second straight Stanley Cup victory, becoming the first defensemen to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' Most Valuable Player. Savard served on eight Stanley Cup championship teams in his fifteen seasons with the Canadiens: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1979. He was named in 1979 for perseverance and dedication to the sport. Savard spent two seasons with the Winnipeg Jets before retiring in 1983. Savard was the second last player of the Original Six, as Wayne Cashman and his Boston Bruins advanced to the next round of the playoffs, while Winnipeg did not.
The "Savardian Spin-o-rama," a fast turning turn with the puck evaded opponents, was coined by sportscaster Danny Gallivan and named after Serge Savard, not Denis Savard (who was an expert at the same manoeuvre), not Denis Savard (who was adept at the same manoeuvre) as is often believed. However, Serge did say that it was Doug Harvey, a Montreal defenseman whom Savard admired, who inspired him to imitate Harvey's movements.
Savard played for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. Savard was in the starting lineup, and Team Canada was 4-0-1 when he was in the starting lineup. He did not participate in the first loss at the Forum in Montreal, but he was in the starting lineup for games 2 and 3 in Toronto and Winnipeg (a win and tie, respectively). He sustained a hairline fracture in his leg, causing him to miss Canada's games 4 and 5. He has been in the lineup for games 6, 7, 7, and 8, all winners for Canada.
Post-playing career
After Savard's departure as a player, he was named the general manager of the Canadiens and was also responsible for Sherbrooke Canadiens, the minor league team. In 1985, Savard defeated Sherbrooke in the Calder Cup. He was the general manager of the Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens in 1986 and 1993.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1994. He was named a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2004. He is currently the chairman of the annual Canada Day celebrations in Montreal. He spent a few years in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec. Marc began campaigning for the Liberal Party in the riding of Saint-Bruno-Saint-Hubert but lost.
In 1998, he was ranked number 81 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
Savard has been a partner in a Montreal-based real estate developer company, Thibault, Messier, Savard & Associates.
Savard was arrested in Montreal on suspicion of inebriation. He pleaded not guilty in November 2004, but later pleaded guilty in May 2006.
In a special event at Bell Centre on November 18, 2006, the Montreal Canadiens retired his jersey number (18) (18).
After Pierre Gauthier's departure in April 2012, Montreal Canadiens Owner Geoff Molson called on Savard to help and guide him in the team's search for a new General Manager.
Savard was a member of the El Senador resort in Cayo Coco, Cuba, before it was sold in 2005. The name was a nodote to his name.
Career statistics
* Stanley Cup Champion.
Awards
- Won Conn Smythe Trophy — 1969
- Named an NHL Second-Team All-Star — 1979
- Played in 4 NHL All-Star Games (1970, 1973, 1977, 1978)
- Played in the 1979 Challenge Cup
- Won Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy — 1979
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame — 1986
- In 1998, he was ranked number 81 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.