Jean-François Sauvé

Jean-François Sauvé
Born	(1960-01-23) 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

Jean-François Sauvé (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa sove]; 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.

Biography

Sauve was born in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec. As a youth, he played in the 1972 and 1973 Québec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey teams from Pierrefonds, Québec, and from the North shore of Montreal. 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. His nephew, Philippe Sauvé is an NHL hockey player like his brother, Robert Sauvé.

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database