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Denis Joseph Savard was born on February 4|the 4th
of February, 1961 in Pointe Gatineau, Quebec,
Canada. He played professional ice hockey in the
National Hockey League from 1980-81 NHL
season|1980 to 1996-97 NHL season|1997.
*Position: Centre
*Shoots: Right
*Height: 5'10"
*Weight: 170 lb

==NHL Career==
Denis Savard was drafted in the first round, 3rd
overall, in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the
Chicago Blackhawks. He has the distinction of
being tied with Ed Olczyk as being the highest
drafted player in the Blackhawks' history. He
began his illustrious career with a bang during
the 1980-81 NHL season in which he had three
assist (ice hockey)|assists in his first game. He
then went on to set the Blackhawks' record (since
broken) for most point (ice hockey)|points by a
rookie with 75.

Denis Savard was a brilliantly gifted centre who
played most of his illustrious career for the
Chicago Blackhawks. Despite his small size, he was
one of Chicago’s most prolific scorers. He had
two separate stints with the Blackhawks. The first
was from the 1980-81 season to the 1989-90 NHL
season|1989-90 season. The second was from 1994-95
NHL season|1994-95 to 1996-97 NHL season|1996-97.
During his absence from Chicago, he played for the
Montreal Canadiens (1990-91 NHL season|1990-91 to
1993-94 NHL season|1993-94) and the Tampa Bay
Lightning (1993-94 NHL season|1993-94 to 1994-95
NHL season|1994-95).


In 1990, Savard was traded to the Montreal
Canadiens for Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defenceman
and future team captain Chris Chelios and a
second-round pick (Mike Pomichter) on the June
29|29th of June, 1990. Savard won the Stanley Cup
with the Canadiens in 1993-94 NHL season|1993. He
was soon dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning, where
he played 2 seasons. On the April 6|6th of April,
1995 Savard was traded back to where his career
began, Chicago, for a 1996 sixth-round pick
(Xavier Delisle).

In 1,196 National Hockey League|NHL games, Savard
scored 473 goals and 865 Assist (ice
hockey)|assists, totalling 1,338 Point (ice
hockey)|points.  He trails only Bobby Hull and
Stan Mikita for total points in Chicago Blackhawks
history. Six times during his career he scored at
least 100 points and for seven straight years he
had at least 30 goals. His highest point total of
131 came in 1987-88 NHL season|1987-88 and his
highest goal total of 47 came in 1985-86 NHL
season|1985-86. In 169 playoff games, he scored 66
goals and 109 assists for a total of 175 points.

Denis Savard officially retired on the June
26|26th of June, 1997 and on the March 19|19th of
March, 1998 Savard had his number 18 lifted to the
rafters of the United Center in an emotional
retirement ceremony.  Denis Savard was also
inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November
13, 2000. He is currently the assistant coach of
the Chicago Blackhawks. Denis Savard had a cousin
named Jean Savard who also played in the NHL.

==See also==
* Retired NHL Players
* List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
* Hockey Hall of Fame
* List of NHL statistical leaders
* List of NHL seasons

==References==
*http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?
pid=00004789
*http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1980/80003.html

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