26 Facts About Denis Savard

Denis Joseph Savard was born on February 4,1961 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Denis Savard played in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1997, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000.

In 2017 Savard was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

Denis Savard was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks and became the forefront of the team during the 1980s.

Denis Savard led the Blackhawks to the Conference Finals four times, losing each time, twice being to Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers.

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Denis Savard is known for the spin' o rama move, a tactic in Hockey used to create distance between the puck carrier and opponent.

Denis Savard won one Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993.

Denis Savard played with the Tampa Bay Lighting for two seasons before returning to the Chicago Blackhawks in 1994, and then retiring there in 1997.

Denis Savard has served as head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL, and now serves as an ambassador for the Blackhawks' organization.

Denis Savard was born in Gatineau, Quebec, but grew up in Montreal.

Denis Savard was the highest drafted player in Blackhawks' history, until the organization drafted Patrick Kane with the first overall pick in 2007.

Denis Savard then went on to set the Blackhawks' record for most points by a rookie with 75.

On June 29,1990, Denis Savard was infamously traded to the Montreal Canadiens for star defenceman Chris Chelios and a second-round pick, a transaction that has since been considered largely in Chicago's favor as Chelios would produce some of his best seasons as a Blackhawk while Denis Savard's career was on the decline.

Denis Savard won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1993, although Denis Savard was kept out of much of the postseason due to a hairline fracture in his ankle, and was essentially an assistant coach by the clinching game five.

Denis Savard signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the summer of 1993, where he played a season and a half.

In 1,196 NHL games, Denis Savard scored 473 goals and 865 assists, totalling 1338 points.

Denis Savard officially retired from professional hockey on June 26,1997.

Denis Savard was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 13,2000.

Shortly after his retirement as a player, Denis Savard began a coaching career with the Blackhawks in December 1997.

On November 27,2006, Denis Savard was named interim head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks after Trent Yawney was fired mid-season.

Denis Savard was commended for leading a young Blackhawks team to within 3 points of a playoff berth during his second season as coach.

Denis Savard was replaced by former Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville, who had been hired as a scout for the Blackhawks during the previous summer.

Denis Savard remains as an ambassador for the Blackhawks and received Stanley Cup rings in 2010,2013 and 2015.

Denis Savard has a cousin named Jean Denis Savard who played for the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1970s.

Denis Savard shared the same number as Serge Savard, who is unrelated to him.

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Denis Savard is sometimes called "Savoir-Faire" referring to a fictional French Canadian mouse that was the archnemesis of the cartoon character Klondike Kat.