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2014 Denis Savard Charity Golf Tournament Recap

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Hundreds gathered this year to support The Denis Savard Foundation’s Annual Celebrity Golf Classic. The event honored Chicago Blackhawks Captain Jonathan Toews and Army Special Forces Master Sgt. John Masson.

Denis Savard, Jonathan Toews, John Masson and members of the Chicago Blackhawks pose with caddies from the Edgewood Valley Country Club below:

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The event benefited the charities listed below:

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4th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic Video Recap

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Hundreds gathered to support The Denis Savard Foundation’s Annual Celebrity Golf Classic. Ed Olczyk was selected as the 2013 honoree of the event. Below is a video recap of a few sights and sounds from the day:

A special thanks to all of the supporters who attended the event, the Edgewood Valley Country Club’s staff and Anything’s Possible Events for making the day happen!

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The Denis Savard Foundation proudly supports the charities below:

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Denis Savard: Blood, Sweat and Cheers

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In the edition of the “Blood, Sweat and Cheers” series created by ChicagoBlackhawks.com, “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky talks about his many, many matchups against Denis Savard and the Blackhawks.

Denis Savard and I are seeing more of each other now than when we played, which is natural. In the National Hockey League, you see each other on game nights, and you never really socialize. You’re cordial if you talk at all, and there’s a respect factor. But you don’t really hang out until you’re done, which we both are now. I’ve had the same kind of relationship with Mario Lemieux since we retired.

Denis has been good enough to come to my fantasy camp the last few years. It’s every February in Las Vegas for five days, and it’s part of my charity foundation. A bunch of former players come out and we have a ball. We’ve even had Mike Keenan out there to coach. Just to make us feel at home, he throws a tantrum every once in a while.

To read the full article by Wayne Gretzky please click here.

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100 Miles For Danny Video Recap

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This past Sunday, Denis Savard joined Nick Curley, a seven-year old Chicago hockey player, who’s skating 100 miles to help raise money and awareness for the Danny Did Foundation at the Barrington Ice Arena.

Denis and Nick staked 5 miles in front of an enthusiastic crowd who cheered them on during their 50+ laps. In addition to his participation, The Savard Foundation donated $500 to help Nick reach obtain his goal of raising $25,000 for The Danny Did Foundation.  The foundation was created in honor of Danny Stanton who passed away at the age of 4 from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).

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For additional information and to make a donation to the foundation, please see the links below:

– Upcoming Schedule & how to make a donation
– Danny Did Foundation
– Facebook
– Recent Yahoo Article

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Denis Savard’s Interview on Patrick Kane

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“Watching Patrick Kane in action is one of the biggest thrills you can have watching hockey. There are plays he makes, even playing the game as long as I did and watching as many games as I have, that make me say, “How did he do that one?” He’s just fun to watch, simple as that. I absolutely enjoy going to games and watching him play; 20,000 fans at the United Center would agree with me.

People often say that Patrick and I play the game the same way, and that’s true, but in some ways I think playing today is a little harder. It’s not that in our day we weren’t good players, but today the guys on the ice are so much faster, stronger and bigger. Patrick is the same size I was in my playing days, but he still makes it look easy at times, even with a stiffer level of competition.”

–Denis Savard

Read the full article at chicagoblackhawks.com.