| Jean-François Sauvé | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1960-01-23)January 23, 1960 (age 65) 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 | ||
Jean-François Sauvé (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃fʁɑ̃swasove]; born January 23, 1960) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeycentre. He played in theNational Hockey League with theBuffalo Sabres andQuebec Nordiques.
Sauve was born inSainte-Geneviève, Québec. As a youth, he played in the 1972 and 1973Québec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with aminor ice hockey teams fromPierrefonds, Québec, 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 goaltenderBob Sauvé and the uncle of former NHL goaltenderPhilippe Sauvé. Sauvé's sonMaxime (born 1990) was selected 47th overall by theBoston Bruins in the2008 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 Sauvé.
| 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 | ||||
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