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,

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, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career

Savage attended

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in Sudbury as a teenager. He was a proficient golfer and track athlete. He played one season with the

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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

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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

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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

on January 25, 2002, along with a

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3rd-round pick for

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. On December 27, 2003, he scored the first Coyote goal in

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. 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

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, Phoenix

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his contract for $1.9 million. Savage signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the

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. 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

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in the

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Awards and honours

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

*
Brian Savage at Sports Reference
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130119174827/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SAVAGBRI01 {{DEFAULTSORT:Savage, Brian 1971 births Living people Battle of the Blades participants Canadian ice hockey left wingers Fredericton Canadiens players Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey players Montreal Canadiens draft picks Montreal Canadiens players Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada Philadelphia Flyers players Phoenix Coyotes players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States St. Louis Blues players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans