Jean-François Sauvé (born January 23, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques.
| Jean-François Sauvé | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 23, 1960 Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Quebec Nordiques | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1991 | ||
Biography
Sauve was born in Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1972 and 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey teams from Pierrefonds, Quebec, and from the North shore of Montreal.[1] In his NHL career, Sauvé appeared in 290 games. He scored sixty-five goals and added 138 assists.
Sauvé is the brother of former NHL goaltender Bob Sauvé and the uncle of former NHL goaltender Philippe Sauvé. Sauvé's son Maxime (born 1990) was selected 47th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, and played one NHL game with the team.[2] His nephew, Philippe Sauvé is an NHL hockey player like his brother, Robert Sauve.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 40 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1977–78 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 1977–78 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 72 | 65 | 111 | 176 | 31 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 72 | 63 | 124 | 187 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 56 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 30 | 69 | 99 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 39 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 26 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 64 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 75 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NDA | 32 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NDA | 36 | 34 | 52 | 86 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NDA | 34 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 16 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | ASG Tours | FRA | 35 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | ASG Tours | FRA | 23 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 181 | 91 | 182 | 273 | 76 | 37 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 290 | 65 | 138 | 203 | 114 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 10 | ||||
| NDA totals | 102 | 90 | 145 | 235 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
References
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