Andre Savard
| Position | Centre |
| Height Weight |
ft in
( m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Pro Clubs | Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Quebec Nordiques |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | September 2 1953 , Témiscaming, PQ, CAN |
| NHL Draft | Rnd 1, 6th overall, 1973 Boston Bruins |
| Pro Career | 1973 – 1985 |
André Savard (born September 2, 1953 in Témiscaming, Quebec) is a retired former professional ice hockey centre. He and his wife, Marie-France, have two sons, Patrick and Dany.
Playing career
Savard played 790 National Hockey League games for the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques. He was drafted sixth overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Boston Bruins. He tallied 482 points (211 goals, 271 assists) during his career.
He served as head coach of the Quebec Nordiques. He was the General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens from November 20, 2000 until the end of the 2002-2003 regular season. He then spend the following three years as Montreal's assistant GM. He was hired as an Assistant Coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 3, 2006.
| Preceded by Réjean Houle |
General
Manager of the Montreal Canadiens 2000 - 2003 |
Succeeded by Bob Gainey |
| Quebec Nordiques Head Coaches |
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| Richard • Filion • Plante • Gendron • Boileau • Filion • Demers • Filion • Bergeron • Savard • Lapointe • Perron • Bergeron • Chambers • Pagé • Crawford |
Romashyna • Campbell • Bailey • Gibbs • Bonnar • Schock • Tannahill • Spring • Boldirev • Leach • MacLeish • Plumb • Stewart • Jones • O'Reilly • Bloom • Savard • Larway • Halward • Pachal • Foster • Secord • Bourque • McCrimmon • Pederson • Leveille • Kluzak • Markwart • Pasin • Janney • Wesley • Quintal • Cimetta • Stevenson • Smolinski • Murray • Kvartalnov • Adams • Ryabchikov • McLaren • Brown • Aitken • Thornton • Samsonov • Boynton • Jonsson • Samuelsson • Morrisonn • Toivonen • Stuart • Lashoff • Kessel • Hamill
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