Philippe Sauvé (born February 27, 1980) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Sauvé played in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes and the Boston Bruins.

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Philippe Sauvé
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Sauvé with the Calgary Flames in 2005
Born (1980-02-27) February 27, 1980 (age 44)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
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Played for Colorado Avalanche
Calgary Flames
Phoenix Coyotes
Boston Bruins
Hamburg Freezers
NHL draft 38th overall, 1998
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 20002008
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Playing career

As a youth, Sauvé played in the 1993 and 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from the Mille-Îles neighbourhood of Laval, Quebec.[1]

Sauvé was drafted in round 2, 38th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, where he would serve as the backup goaltender and play in 17 games for the Avalanche before being traded on August 8, 2005, to the Calgary Flames for a conditional 7th-round draft pick.[2] In the 2005–06 season, after a 7–4 defeat to the Colorado Avalanche, he had a fight with former teammate David Aebischer on January 24, 2006.[3]

On February 1, 2006, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes with Steven Reinprecht for Brian Boucher and Mike Leclerc.[4] After playing only 5 games with the Coyotes, Sauvé was then traded to the Boston Bruins for Tyler Redenbach on November 14, 2006.[5]

Sauvé played just 2 games with the Boston Bruins before being demoted to the American Hockey League (AHL). The following year for the 2007–08 season, he signed a contract with the Iowa Stars of the AHL before leaving for the DEL's Hamburg Freezers on January 21, 2008.[6]

He portrayed Boston Bruins goaltender Sugar Jim Henry in the 2005 Quebec film The Rocket (Maurice Richard) based on the life on Maurice Richard. The famous handshake photo of Richard and Henry was recreated in the film with Sauvé as Henry and Roy Dupuis as Richard.

Family

He is the son of former NHL goaltender Bob Sauvé. He is also the nephew of Jean-François Sauvé and the cousin of Jean-Francois' son, Maxime Sauvé.

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1996–97 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 26119213328403.78.891 100143012.90
1997–98 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 4023160232613113.38.899 7052623307.55
1998–99 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 4416194240115503.87.892 11645953013.03.926
1999–00 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 2812122152610604.17.864
1999–00 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 179719925703.45.903 12667354703.84.890
2000–01 Hershey Bears AHL 4217181218210032.75.914 3032181002.75.900
2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL 5525206313011162.13.928 8354862102.59.915
2002–03 Hershey Bears AHL 60262012339413452.37.917 5232951402.84.914
2003–04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 177739865003.04.896
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 103705782522.59.910
2004–05 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 21134412985622.59.923 4132271604.23.904
2005–06 Calgary Flames NHL 83304022203.28.891
2005–06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 50401871705.45.867
2006–07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 104505363403.80.883
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 231011112926112.83.890
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 200041405.85.826
2006–07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 62303251312.40.916
2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 125505503904.25.855
2007–08 Hamburg Freezers DEL 139407833802.91.905 7343823004.71.819
NHL totals 3210143016169303.45.888
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International

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Year Team Event GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2000 United States WJC 2011120502.51.924
Junior totals 2011120502.51.924
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Awards and honours

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Award Year
QMJHL
Humanitarian player of the year 1999
CHL Humanitarian player of the year 1999
NHL
YoungStars Game MVP 2004
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See also

References

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