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39-807: Savard played minor league hockey with the Montreal Junior Canadiens and the Omaha Knights . He made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens in 1966-67 . In 1968–69 , his second full NHL season, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' most valuable player, the first defenceman to do so. In fifteen seasons with the Canadiens, Savard played on eight Stanley Cup championship teams: 1967-68 , 1968-69 , 1970-71 , 1972-73 , 1975-76 , 1976-77 , 1977-78 , and 1978-79 . In 1978-79, he won

78-669: A hairline fracture in his leg which forced him to sit out games 4 and 5. He returned to the lineup for the last three games. After Savard retired as a player, he was named the general manager of the Canadiens, and served as the general manager of the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the American Hockey League . Savard won the Calder Cup with Sherbrooke in 1985. He was the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens when they won

117-544: A permanent site located at the West Entrance to Woodbine Racetrack . The Hall now includes information on each of the inductees plus related memorabilia, including trophies, silks , old racing programs and bronzed horseshoes. Each year, special displays are created to honour some of racing's greats, such as jockey Ron Turcotte or pacer Cam Fella . In 2014, the Hall commemorated the 50th anniversary of Northern Dancer 's wins in

156-531: A quick pivoting turn with the puck done in order to evade opponents; the term was coined by sportscaster Danny Gallivan . Savard has said that it was Doug Harvey , a Montreal defenseman whom Savard idolized, who created the move which inspired him. Savard played for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. He was in the starting lineup for games 2 and 3 in Toronto and Winnipeg. He suffered

195-694: A rematch of 19 years earlier, with the Regina Pats. The first two games were scheduled for the Montreal Forum, with the remainder of the games to be played in Regina's Exhibition Stadium. The Junior Canadiens swept the Regina Pats in a very physical series. The team included many future NHL stars and all-stars: Gilbert Perreault , Rick Martin , Marc Tardif , Rejean Houle , Ian Turnbull , Andre Dupont , Guy Charron , J.P. Bordeleau , Bobby Lalonde and Jocelyn Guevremont . The 1970 Junior Canadiens finished 1st in

234-748: A team in the province's largest city, and was threatening a lawsuit to force the Junior Canadiens back into the Quebec-based league. Over the summer of 1972 the OHA granted the Junior Habs a "one-year suspension" of operations, while team ownership transferred the team and players into the QMJHL, renaming themselves the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge in the process. The OHA then reactivated the suspended franchise for

273-728: Is considered by many to be the greatest junior hockey team of all time. The Junior Canadiens beat out the St. Catharines Black Hawks for the OHA Championship, then bettered the Sorel Black Hawks (Éperviers) 3 games to 1 for the Richardson Cup. The Montreal roster that year featured 13 rookies. The Canadiens would pick up netminder Jim Rutherford from the Hamilton Red Wings for the national championship. The Memorial Cup of 1969 would be

312-581: Is located at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto , Ontario. The Hall of Fame annually inducts Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses, sulky drivers, jockeys , trainers and the horse racing industry's builders. Although the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) was founded in 1976, it was not until 1997 that it had a physical location. At that time, the Ontario Jockey Club granted

351-650: The 1957 Memorial Cup in seven games to the Flin Flon Bombers . In 1957, the Canadiens would win the Laurier Cup for the second time of its four-year existence and again win the Richardson Trophy again. This time around, the Canadiens would win the 1958 Memorial Cup by defeating the Regina Pats in five games. In 1958, the Canadiens dropped their series with the OHA as the Laurier Cup was abolished. They joined

390-704: The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance and dedication to the game. Savard played the last two seasons of his career with the Winnipeg Jets before retiring in 1983. He was the second last active player of the Original Six era. ( Wayne Cashman was the last, as he and the Boston Bruins advanced further in the playoffs that year than the Jets did.) Savard was known for the "Savardian Spin-o-rama",

429-753: The George Richardson Memorial Trophy as Eastern Canadian representatives. The Junior Canadiens were runners-up to the Memorial Cup in 1957. They were defeated by the Flin Flon Bombers 4 games to 3 in a best-of-seven series. In 1958 the team was known from that year on as the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, not to be confused with the senior team of a similar name. The Junior Canadiens defeated the Toronto Marlboros to win their second consecutive Richardson Trophy. Hull-Ottawa's opponent for

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468-724: The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens in the region, another Montreal NHL affiliate. To avoid conflict with the new club, the Jr. Habs were moved to become the Brockville Canadiens and joined the Metropolitan Montreal Junior Hockey League . Their players still maintained affiliation with the Pro Canadiens and often played for both teams. The Canadiens dominated their new league with a 25-1-0 record and participated in

507-681: The Kentucky Derby , Preakness Stakes and Queen's Plate with a series of initiatives such as an online timeline of his career, the induction of his trainer Horatio Luro , a special tribute at the annual ceremony and a calendar. Northern Dancer and his owner, E. P. Taylor , were part of the original class of inductees in 1976. Since then, Northern Dancer's sire Nearctic , dam Natalma , sire's dam Lady Angela , several sons and daughters (including Nijinsky , The Minstrel , Northernette and Vice Regent ), plus numerous descendants have also been inducted. There are two nominating committees – one for

546-783: The Ontario Hockey Association from 1961 to 1972. They played out of the Montreal Forum in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The Junior Canadiens were a farm team to the NHL Montreal Canadiens from the early 1930s until the institution of the NHL Entry Draft . The Juniors originally played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League. In 1961 the franchise switched to the Ontario Hockey Association to compete at

585-575: The Quebec Amateur Hockey Association to play in the OHA as its sixth team. The request was denied by CAHA president Jack Roxburgh , who stated that CAHA rules do not allow en masse transfers between provincial associations. The proposal for the Canadiens to play in the OHA's junior division was later approved in September 1961, when the CAHA branch presidents voted in its favour. This team

624-669: The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . Coached by Stan Dunn the Red Wings were a very tough forechecking squad. The games became closer as the series progressed, but the Junior Canadiens swept the series, winning on home ice at the Forum. In 1972 the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League had been in operation for three years, giving the province major junior competition for the first time. The Q obviously wanted

663-522: The Thoroughbred industry, and the other for Standardbreds . Each committee nominates up to eight candidates, which are later voted on by the corresponding election committee. Any Canadian person or horse can be nominated for their achievements, whether in Canada or internationally. Foreign-bred horses who had a significant influence on Canadian racing or breeding may also be nominated. For example, Secretariat

702-764: The 1973–74 season in Kingston, Ontario , under new ownership and with new players, calling the team the Kingston Canadians . The new Kingston team had little connection with the old Junior Canadiens, but in some OHA histories (such as the annual Media Guide) the Kingston team is still shown as the legitimate successors of the Junior Canadiens' legacy. Memorial Cup National championship. George Richardson Memorial Trophy Eastern Canadian championship. J. Ross Robertson Cup Ontario Hockey Association championship. Hamilton Spectator Trophy First overall in

741-518: The Canadiens as the sole-survivor of the league, they elected to play an independent schedule but still compete in the Laurier Cup seasonal tournament with the teams of the OHA. The Canadiens would win the Laurier Cup that year, outplaying the best of the OHA. The Canadiens entered the Richardson Trophy playdowns as an independent team, but lost in the finals to the OHA's Toronto Marlboros 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie. In 1956, their parent team moved them to

780-645: The Capital Region under the name Ottawa-Hull Canadiens . The Jr. Habs would play a series of games against the OHA, the Quebec Hockey League , and the OHA Senior A League to prepare for the playoffs. The Canadiens finished second in the Laurier Cup to the Toronto Marlboros . The Canadiens would have a great season, win the George Richardson Memorial Trophy as Eastern Canadian Junior A champions, but lose

819-746: The ISHL with a sweep of the Smiths Falls Rideaus and defeating Ottawa St. Anthonys 3-games-to-1. The Canadiens represented the Ottawa District in 1961 Allan Cup playdowns but were swept by the Quebec champion Granby Victorias . A prominent player in this independent era was Jacques Laperrière . After playing his first junior year with the St-Laurent Jets of the MMJHL in 1957-58, the next season he signed with

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858-613: The Junior Canadiens defeated the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters to represent eastern Canada in the Memorial Cup. The Memorial Cup of 1950 saw two farm teams of the Montreal Canadiens playing each other for the top junior prize. The Junior Canadiens defeated the Regina Pats in a best-of-seven game series by 4 games to 1, winning on home ice at the Forum. In 1955, the Quebec Junior Hockey League disbanded. With

897-636: The Memorial Cup would be another farm team of NHL Montreal team, the Regina Pats . In the summer of 1961, the Ontario Hockey Association Junior-A League was reduced to five teams, when several teams split away to form the Metro Junior A League . In August, Ontario Hockey Association president Lloyd Pollock applied to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) to permit the Canadiens to switch from

936-504: The Montreal Canadiens retired his jersey number 18 in a ceremony at the Bell Centre . In April 2012 after the dismissal of Pierre Gauthier , Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson called upon Savard to assist and advise him in the team's search for a new general manager. Savard was part-owner in a resort called El Senador located in Cayo Coco , Cuba until it was sold in 2005. The name

975-744: The OHA Senior A League as a full member instead. With a mixed Senior/Junior roster, the Canadiens would finish third in the OHA Senior League's Eastern League and lose the Eastern League's semi-final to the Kingston Merchants 4-games-to-3 with 1 tie. The junior portion of the squad moved on to the Richardson Trophy playdowns, where it lost the final to Peterborough Petes . In 1959, the Eastern Professional Hockey League formed

1014-456: The OHA and brought them back to Montreal permanently. In the 1957 season with the minor pro Quebec Hockey League, Ottawa put together a record of 7 wins, 12 losses, and a tie, with 57 goals for and 74 goals against. The Canadiens, on average, were about 5–8 years younger than their opponents and held up well. Ottawa won the right to play for the Cup by defeating the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters to win

1053-462: The OHA regular season standings. Sam Pollock and Billy Reay coached the 1950 Memorial Cup champions Jr. Canadiens. Elmer Lach coached the 1954–55 squad. Claude Ruel coached the team its first two years in the OHA, he would later win the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1969. Former goaltender Yves Nadon piloted the team to its first OHA finals in 1964. Roger Bedard led

1092-538: The OHA then defeated the Ottawa 67's and St. Catharines Black Hawks to reach the finals versus the Toronto Marlboros . The Junior Canadiens triumphed for the J. Ross Robertson Cup then played the NOHA champion Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds . Montreal won the first game 6–2, but the "Soo" won game two 5–4. It was the first time in history that a team from the NOHA beat an OHA team in the playoffs. Montreal quickly responded winning

1131-820: The Ottawa-Hull Canadiens in the Eastern League of the OHA Senior Loop and played as both a junior and senior member of the split squad. In 1959-60, he continued with the Brockville Canadiens as they found a home in the MMJHL, but split his time called up with the EPHL Canadiens. The next season as a junior player on the Hull Canadiens in Interprovincial Senior he was again up as a call-up in the EPHL with

1170-418: The Quebec Junior championships instead of the league's playoffs. The Canadiens would be named 1960 Quebec Junior Champions by crushing the Alma Aiglons 11-1 and 10-0 before the Aiglons conceded the third game. The Canadiens would make it all the way to the Richardson Trophy final before finally losing out. In the final, they faced the OHA's St. Catharines Teepees . The Teepees would win the first three games of

1209-406: The Semi-Pro Canadiens. In 1961-62, he moved with the Jr. Canadiens back to Montreal as they joined the OHA but still came up for a single EPHL game. In 1962-63, he turned full pro and signed directly with the EPHL Canadiens. By the end of the season he was in the NHL with the Habs and stayed there until he retired in 1974. In the Summer of 1961, the parent club was successful on getting the club into

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1248-411: The Stanley Cup in 1985-86 and 1992-93 . In 1994 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada . In 2004, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec . He is currently the chairman of the annual Canada Day festivities in Montreal. He lived a few years in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec . His son Marc ran unsuccessfully in the 2004 Canadian federal election for the Liberal Party in

1287-425: The major junior level. It was granted entry as an expansion club in 1961. At the time, major hockey in Quebec, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , did not exist. In the Quebec Junior playoffs, the Junior Canadiens defeated the Quebec Citadels and the Halifax St. Marys. The series versus Halifax was surrendered by St. Marys when Montreal won the first two games on the road by scores of 11–3 and 10–1. After that

1326-401: The next three games 10–1, 9–2 and 20–1. For the Richardson Cup the Canadiens would play the Quebec Junior Hockey League champions Quebec Remparts . The Remparts featured Guy Lafleur . The Canadiens prevailed in a 3-game sweep in front of crowds numbering over 14,000 in Quebec City, and over 18,000 in Montreal. Their opponents for the Memorial Cup of 1970 would be the Weyburn Red Wings of

1365-479: The riding of Saint-Bruno-Saint-Hubert . In 1998, he was ranked number 81 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players . Since 1993, Savard has been a partner in a firm of real-estate developers, Thibault, Messier, Savard & Associates, based in Montreal. In September 2004, Savard was arrested in Montreal under suspicion of drunk driving . He pleaded not guilty in November 2004, but changed his plea to guilty in May 2006. On November 18, 2006,

1404-434: The same ice as the NHL team . The Montreal Forum also hosted Memorial Cup games in 1950, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 & 1976, with the Junior Canadiens winning on home ice in 1950 & 1970. Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honour those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and Thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. It

1443-439: The series, but the Canadiens would battle back to tie the series at 3-games-to-3 with 1 tie. The Teepees would win the decisive Game 8 6-3 to clinch the series. In 1960, the franchise relocated to become the Hull Canadiens . Despite having junior players on their roster, the team joined the more competitive Interprovincial Senior Hockey League . They would be 1960-61 regular season (losing only twice) and 1961 playoff champions of

1482-419: The team to successive Memorial Cup wins in 1969 & 1970. Red Tilson Trophy OHL Most valuable player. Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy OHL Top Point Scorer. Max Kaminsky Trophy Most Outstanding Defenceman. Dave Pinkney Trophy Lowest team goals against average. William Hanley Trophy Most sportsmanlike player. The Junior Canadiens played at the Montreal Forum , on

1521-416: Was a Spanish translation of his nickname. Savard has been a longtime fan of harness racing . He has co-owned many successful horses, including Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Shadow Play and Meadowlands Pace champion Lawless Shadow. Montreal Junior Canadiens The Montreal Junior Canadiens were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Junior Hockey League from 1933 to 1961, and

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