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:
The event benefited the charities listed below:
Check out this archived video from the 2000 Hockey Hall of Fame induction broadcasted by TSN. Denis Savard was inducted into the Hall of Fame on November 13, 2000 after an illustrious 17 year NHL career.
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!
The Denis Savard Foundation proudly supports the charities below:
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.
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).
– Upcoming Schedule & how to make a donation
– Danny Did Foundation
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– Recent Yahoo Article
“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.
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NHL.com recently posted an article by John Kreiser, that listed the most exciting NHL players of all time, and Hall of Famer Denis Savard was on the list. Below is the write up on Denis:
Denis Savard (1980-81 – 1996-97)
The NHL doesn’t allow do-overs in the draft. If it did, the Montreal Canadiens unquestionably would have wanted one in 1980.
The Canadiens had the first pick in the 1980 draft and picked Doug Wickenheiser, a big, powerful center from Regina. They passed over a speedy little center from Gatineau, Que., named Denis Savard, who went to Chicago with the third pick.
Wickenheiser went on to a serviceable NHL career — 111 goals and 276 points in 556 regular-season games. Savard had exceeded those scoring marks by the end of his fourth NHL season, by which time he already was one of the most exciting players in hockey history.
Savard may or may not have invented the spin-o-rama, a 360-degree spin and deke that usually left defensemen flat-footed, but he became the player most identified with it. The “Savardian Spin-o-rama” was part of an offensive arsenal that helped him pile up five 100-point seasons in his first eight seasons in Chicago that left baffled defensemen and frustrated goaltenders in his wake.
Ironically, Savard became a Canadien 10 years after being drafted — the Habs acquired him in a deal that sent Chicago native Chris Chelios to the Blackhawks — but his magic didn’t make the trip. Savard never again scored 30 goals or averaged a point a game. He made it back to Chicago in 1995 and finished his career with the Blackhawks, retiring with 473 goals, 1,338 points — and thousands of video clips of some of the most spectacular moves in NHL history.
Here is a short highlight video when he was introduced into the Hockey Hall of Fame:
To view the rest of the article and the other NHL all stars that topped the list, please click here.
Denis Savard recently suprised the Glenview Ice Center and spoke to the Stars Bantam Elite and Mite Elite teams. He spoke to the Bantams about the importance of education and school for hockey players looking to play at the next level.
Savard then gave an informal talk to the Mite 1 team in the locker room after their practice. He spoke about how he got started playing hockey at age six and encouraged all young hockey players to skate as much as possible. Savard said that when he was a child, he skated often at outdoor rinks and attributed much of his success to the skills he developed there while playing pickup hockey with friends and neighbors.
Image and text was taken from the Glenview Stars Official Site. To read the full article please click here.
