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Player's Profile

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  • Name: David Savard
  • Position: D
  • Shoots: Right
  • Height: 6-1
  • Weight: 200 lbs
  • Birthdate: 1990-10-22
  • Eligible for Draft: 2009
  • Drafted: 2009
  • Hometown: St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
  • Acquired: 4th round (94th overall), 2009
  • Playing In: Pro

David Savard

Prospect Grade: 7.5 C  (About Prospect Grades)

Profile Contributed By: HF Staff

History

2007-08: This was Savard’s first season in the QMJHL, which saw the Quebec native blue-line for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. In 35 games, the D-man tallied seven points (1g+6a) and just 22 PIM with the club. A mid-season trade would bring him to the Moncton Wildcats, a team looking to add both depth and strength to their defense. In 32 games with the Wildcats, Savard recorded five assists. He also won the 2007 RDS mid-season Rookie Excellence award.

2008-09: Savard had an excellent sophomore season with Moncton (QMJHL), improving on his numbers from last season greatly. In 68 games with the Wildcats, he recorded nine goals and 35 assists for a total of 44 points. He finished the season with a +29 average; compare that to his -21 last season, and you can see that his game really stepped up.

2009-10: In 64 games with Moncton, Savard surpassed his previous breakout season totals with 13 goals, 64 assists for 77 points. He skated in 21 playoff games with 1 goal and 14 assists for 15 points, including 1 goal, 1 assist in 3 Memorial Cup games. The blueliner was awarded with several awards for his efforts, including CHL Defenseman of the Year honors, the QMJHL's Emile "Butch" Bouchard Trophy for best defenseman, and the Kevin Lowe Trophey for best defensive-defenseman. He was also a First Team All-Star for the QMJHL.

2010-11: Savard skated in 72 games for AHL Springfield in his first pro season and led all Falcons defensemen with 43 points. Savard scored 11 goals with a team-high 32 assists and was -6 with 18 PMs on a Springfield team that finished sixth in its division and did not make the AHL playoffs.

Watch this HF video of David Savard from the 2011 Traverse City Tournament

Talent Analysis

A solid skater, Savard does not back down from a challenge and plays an airtight game in his own zone. He's equally adept in the offensive zone, where he posted nine goals and 44 points in 68 games to place second on the team in defensive scoring.

Future

Savard has progressed about as well as any Blue Jackets prospect over the past few seasons. A fourth round selection in 2009, his development has been a bit of a surprise; if he continues at the pace he has been on, he could very well become a top-four puck-moving defenseman, but at worst, he’ll be a highly effective AHL defenseman/journeyman.

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Profile Last Updated: November, 30th 2011

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