Brian Arthur Savage (born February 24, 1971) is a

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former professional

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who played twelve seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ...

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

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before jumping to college. The nephew of former NHL players

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, Wayne and

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. Savage was originally drafted in

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in the 8th round, 171st overall by the

. After completing his college hockey career at

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, he began his professional career with the

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of the AHL in 1993. His first taste of the

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

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in 1917 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

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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 Jobing.com Arena. He was soon after traded to the

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 bought out his contract for $1.9 million. Savage signed a one-year deal with the

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 The New Mexico Scorpions were a Central Hockey League (CHL) team located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The team was established in 1996 as a part of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL). In 2001, the WPHL merged with the CHL. On July 2, 20 ...

of the

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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 Ontario Sportspeople 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 of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada Philadelphia Flyers players Phoenix Coyotes players St. Louis Blues players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans