Maxime Sauvé (born January 30, 1990) is a French-born

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former professional

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player. He was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (47th overall) of the

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and played one game in the

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for the Bruins during the 2011–12 season.

Early life

Sauvé was born in

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, but grew up in

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. As a youth, he played in the 2003

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with a

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team from the Mille-Îles area of

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. Sauve is the son of former NHL player

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, nephew of

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and the cousin of

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Playing career

Sauvé played major junior hockey in the

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(QMJHL) from 2006–07 to 2009–10, collecting 76 goals and 116 assists for 192 points in 219 games. On March 11, 2012, Sauvé made his NHL debut skating seven shifts (3:43 total ice time) with the

in a 5–2 away game loss to the

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. Sauvé became the fifth

born player to play a game in the

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along with

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and Stéphane Da Costa. On April 3, 2013, Sauvé was traded by the Bruins to the

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in exchange for forward Rob Flick. After spending the duration of the 2013–14 season on an AHL contract with the

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, Sauvé opted to pursue a career abroad in signing a one-year contract with German club,

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of the

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on October 1, 2014. Sauve struggled in his first season abroad, suffering injury he appeared in just 27 games and contributed with 9 points in the 2014–15 campaign. He was not offered a new contract to remain with the Sharks. In the 2015–16 season, Sauve earned a new contract in the AHL and signed a one-year-contract with the

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. He was assigned to

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affiliate, the

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, appearing in just 10 games for the year.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Boxers de Bordeaux players Canadian ice hockey centres French ice hockey players French Quebecers Ice hockey people from Quebec Kölner Haie players Norfolk Admirals players People from Boisbriand Sportspeople from Tours, France Providence Bruins players Quebec Remparts players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players South Carolina Stingrays players Val-d'Or Foreurs players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany French emigrants to Canada {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1990s-stub