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Reggie Savage
Born (1970-05-01)May 1, 1970
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died December 24, 2023(2023-12-24) (aged 53)
Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
Quebec Nordiques
NHL draft 15th overall, 1988
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1990–2004

Réginald David Savage (May 1, 1970 – December 24, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Biography

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As a youth, Savage played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Hubert, Quebec.[1]

Savage represented Canada at the 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Drafted in 1988 by the Capitals, Savage also later played for the Quebec Nordiques.[2]

Savage is notable as one of only five NHL players to score his first career goal on a penalty shot.[3]

After retiring from hockey, Savage worked in California for Marriott Hotels & Resorts in security.[4][5]

Personal life and death

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Born in Canada, Savage was of Jamaican descent.[6]

Savage died on December 24, 2023, at the age of 53 from cancer.[7][8]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Richelieu Riverains QMAAA 40 38 26 64 7 10 1 11
1986–87 Richelieu Riverains QMAAA 42 82 57 139 44 9 10 9 19 10
1987–88 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 68 68 54 122 77 5 2 3 5 8
1988–89 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 54 58 55 113 178 16 15 13 28 52
1989–90 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 63 51 43 94 79 16 13 10 23 40
1990–91 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1990–91 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 63 32 29 61 10 6 1 1 2 6
1991–92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 77 42 28 70 51 — — — — —
1992–93 Washington Capitals NHL 16 2 3 5 12 — — — — —
1992–93 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 40 37 18 55 28 — — — — —
1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 17 3 4 7 16 — — — — —
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 33 21 13 34 56 — — — — —
1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 34 13 7 20 56 14 5 6 11 40
1995–96 Atlanta Knights IHL 66 22 14 36 118 — — — — —
1995–96 Syracuse Crunch AHL 10 9 5 14 28 16 9 6 15 54
1996–97 Springfield Falcons AHL 68 32 25 57 103 17 6 7 13 24
1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 51 6 10 16 60 — — — — —
1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 22 6 12 18 24 — — — — —
1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 10 5 5 10 18 17 2 9 11 60
1998–99 HC Asiago AL 27 25 27 52 69 — — — — —
1998–99 HC Asiago ITA 16 18 15 33 8 2 1 0 1 22
1999–2000 Syracuse Crunch AHL 78 36 34 70 135 4 0 0 0 8
2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 78 37 24 61 90 5 0 2 2 16
2001–02 EHC Biel-Bienne CHE.2 20 11 8 19 14 — — — — —
2001–02 EHC Visp CHE.2 11 6 3 9 8 — — — — —
2002–03 HC Asiago ITA 24 8 19 27 30 — — — — —
2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Rockford IceHogs UHL 24 3 7 10 31 — — — — —
2004–05 Toledo Storm ECHL 17 2 1 3 8 — — — — —
NHL totals 34 5 7 12 28 — — — — —
AHL totals 481 259 183 442 557 62 21 22 43 148
IHL totals 149 39 41 80 220 17 2 9 11 60

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1989 Canada WJC 7 4 5 9 4

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). PublicationSports. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Reginald Savage". NHL. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Matheson, Jim (March 31, 2015). "Oilers' farmhand Miller joins an exclusive penalty shot club". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Brien, David (February 28, 2022). "Magical years and tragic moments for Reginald Savage". Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Leblanc, Éric (February 17, 2015). "Réginald Savage a ouvert des portes dans la LHJMQ" [Réginald Savage opened doors in the QMJHL]. Réseau des sports (in French). Montreal, Quebec. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "The History of Black Washington Capitals". Capitals Outsider. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "L'ancien des Nordiques Réginald Savage est décédé" [Former Nordiques player Réginald Savage has died]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Agence QMI. December 28, 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Douglas, William (December 29, 2023). "Savage, former NHL forward for Capitals, Nordiques, dies at 53". NHL. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
1988 		Succeeded by


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