# Joel Savage

Joel Savage (born December 25, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Savage was drafted in the first round, 13th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Savage played three NHL games, which came during the 1990–91 season with the Sabres. Savage played his junior hockey career with the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League, compiling 143 points in 197 games.

## Playing career

Savage's North American professional career included stints with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (1989–1993) and Fort Wayne Komets (1992–1994), San Diego Gulls (1993–1994), and Kalamazoo Wings (1993–1994) of the International Hockey League. Savage also played in 39 games with the Canadian National Team between 1994 and 1996.
Savage played several seasons professionally in Europe before retiring following the 2003–2004 season. In Europe, he played with the Starbulls Rosenheim, Frankfurt Lions, and Adler Mannheim of Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, and HC Lugano and EV Zug of Nationalliga A in Switzerland. In 2002, he became a Swiss citizen through marriage. Savage eventually returned to Canada and settled in Cranbrook, British Columbia, where he is the President of Havaday Developments Inc., which is the developer of the Wildstone golf resort in Cranbrook in partnership with Gary Player.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1985–86 | Kelowna Packers | BCHL | 43 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1986–87 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 68 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 37 | 32 | 69 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 60 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 95 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1992–93 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 46 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 1993–94 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 31 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1994–95 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 37 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH | DEL | 50 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 1996–97 | Star Bulls Rosenheim GmbH | DEL | 46 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997–98 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 27 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | EV Zug | NDA | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 49 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 1999–00 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | HC Lugano | NLA | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 2001–02 | EV Zug | NLA | 31 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002–03 | EV Zug | NLA | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | EV Zug | NLA | 47 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 219 | 54 | 95 | 149 | 327 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 32 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |