Biography

Marc Savard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center and assistant coach of the St. Louis Blues. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers Hockey Team (who originally drafted him in 1995), Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins. Won the Stanley Cup in 2011. Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 2008 and 2009.

Savard played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Oshawa Generals, beginning in 1993-94. After his second season with the Generals, in which he scored a league-leading 139 points, he was selected 91st overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers Hockey Team. In 1997-98, Savard was assigned by the Rangers to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolfpack. He scored 74 points with Hartford while being called up to play in 28 games for the Rangers in his rookie professional campaign. The following season, he earned an expanded role with the Rangers and scored 45 points in 70 games. On June 26, 1999, shortly after the completion of Savard's first full season with the Rangers, he was traded to the Calgary Flames.

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