FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 14, 2015
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS DEFENSEMAN DAVID SAVARD SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA
AT THE 2015 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
COLUMBUS, OHIO --- Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman David Savard is among the first 19 players selected to
represent Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Championships to be held from May 1-17 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech
Republic, Hockey Canada announced today.
Savard, 24, led all Blue Jackets defensemen in goals and ranked second in points, setting career highs with 11-25-36 with
71 penalty minutes and an “even” plus/minus rating in 82 games during the 2014-15 season. His 11 goals are tied with
Jamie Heward (2000-01) for the second-most in club history by a defenseman, trailing Bryan Berard’s 12 in 2005-06, and
his 36 points rank fourth in Blue Jackets history. He also ranked second on the club in time on ice, averaging 22:56 per
game.
Columbus’ third pick, 94th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft, Savard has registered 18-43-61 and 115 penalty minutes in 187
career NHL games. After spending most of the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons with the American Hockey League’s
Springfield Falcons, he collected 5-10-15, 28 penalty minutes and was +2 in 70 games with the Blue Jackets in 2013-14.
The St. Hyacinthe, Quebec native played three seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2007-10,
registering 23-110-133 and 109 penalty minutes in 199 games with Baie-Comeau and Moncton. He was named the
Canadian Hockey League’s Defenseman of the Year and the QMJHL Best Defenseman in 2009-10 after tallying 13-64-77
and 36 penalty minutes in 64 games with Moncton to help the squad win the QMJHL championship and advance to the
Memorial Cup tournament.
Full and partial season tickets for the Blue Jackets’ 2015-16 campaign are currently available for purchase. Information
on all ticketing options can be obtained by calling (800) NHL‐COLS or by visiting BlueJackets.com.
‐ CBJ ‐
Contacts:
Todd Sharrock, Vice President of Communications & Team Services – 614/246‐4157 or [email protected]
Glenn Odebralski, Manager of Communications – 614/246‐0288 or [email protected]