Playing career

Savage attended Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School in Sudbury as a teenager. He was a proficient golfer and track athlete. He played one season with the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League before jumping to college.

The nephew of former NHL player Larry Hillman, Savage was originally drafted in 1991 in the 8th round, 171st overall by the Montreal Canadiens. After completing his college hockey career at Miami University, he began his professional career with the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL in 1993. His first taste of the NHL 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 Joe Malone 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 Bell Centre 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 Phoenix Coyotes on January 25, 2001, along with a 2002 3rd-round pick for Sergei Berezin. On December 27, 2003, he scored the first Coyote goal in Jobing.com Arena. He was soon after traded to the St. Louis Blues for their playoff run. Due to the parameters of the trade, he was claimed off waivers by Phoenix in the off-season.

Following the lockout, Phoenix bought out his contract for $1.9 million. Savage signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the 2005-06 NHL season. After one season in Philadelphia, Savage announced his retirement on September 21, 2006. He is currently the co-owner of the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League. He also coaches youth hockey in Phoenix, Arizona.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-CCHA First Team	1992-93
CCHA Player of the Year	1992-93
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1992-93
Silver medal Canadian Olympic Team	1994 Winter Olympics

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990-91	Miami RedHawks	CCHA		28	5	6	11	26		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	Miami RedHawks	CCHA		40	24	16	40	43		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Miami RedHawks	CCHA		38	37	21	58	44		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Canadian National Team	—		9	3	0	3	12		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Canadian National Team	—		51	20	26	46	38		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		17	12	15	27	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		3	1	0	1	0		3	0	2	2	0
1994-95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		37	12	7	19	27		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		75	25	8	33	28		6	0	2	2	2
1996-97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		81	23	37	60	39		5	1	1	2	0
1997-98	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		64	26	17	43	36		9	0	2	2	6
1998-99	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		54	16	10	26	20		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		38	17	12	29	19		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		62	21	24	45	26		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		47	14	15	29	30		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		30	6	6	12	8		5	0	0	0	0
2002-03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		43	6	10	16	22		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		61	12	13	25	36		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	St. Louis Blues	NHL		13	4	3	7	2		5	1	1	2	0
2004-05	Did not play — lockout	—		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		66	9	5	14	28		6	1	0	1	4
NHL totals				674	192	167	359	321		39	3	8	11	12

International

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
	1994 Lillehammer	Ice hockey

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Canada	WC		8	1	0	1	2
1994	Canada	OG		8	2	2	4	6
1999	Canada	WC		8	3	3	6	6
Senior int'l totals				24	6	5	11	14

[ Source: Wikipedia ]