1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 63 Denis Savard Hockey Card (Front)
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 63 Denis Savard Hockey Card (Back)
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
Denis became the highest scoring rookie in the history of the Black Hawks. His 1980-81 statistics included 4 power play goals, 3 game winning goals and 3 game tying goals for the club. Denis holds Quebec Junior mark of 112 assists during the 1978-79 season.
Denis was the winner of the Michel Briere Trophy as QMJHL’s Most Valuable Player in 1979-80.
En Français
Denis devint le meilleur compteur chez les recrues dans toute l’histoire des Black Hawks. En 1980-81, il marqua 4 buts durant des jeux de puissance, 3 buts gagnants et 3 buts égalisateurs. Ses 112 assitances en 1978-79 constituent un record dans la Ligue Junior du Québec.
Denis décrocha le Trophée Michel Brière en tant que Joueur le Plus Utile dans la LHJMQ en 1979-80.
Details
ERROR? The whole part about Denis Savard holding the QMJHL record with 112 assists is not true and confusing at best. Savard did lead the Q with 112 assists in 1978-79 but it certainly wasn’t even close to a league record. In fact, he topped that mark in 1979-80 with 118 assists, a total that was only good for second in the league.
In fact, the 118 assist season is just the 12th best in league history with four of the eleven above him coming before 1978-79. The actual record is a whopping 157 by Pierre Larouche during the 1973-74 season.
Savard’s 75 points in 1980-81 was certainly a Chicago Blackhawks rookie record at the time. That mark was eclipsed just two years later by Steve Larmer. Larmer’s 90 points in 1982-83 remains a team record.
Denis Savard would go on to play 1,196 regular season and 169 playoff games in the National Hockey League between 1980-81 and 1996-97 with the Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. He surpassed the 100 point plateau in five seasons. His best year offensively came in 1987-88 when he totaled 131 points, finishing third in the race for the Art Ross Trophy behind Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky. Savard was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000.
Michel Briere Trophy Winners
The Michel Briere Trophy has been handed out to the QMJHL’s most valuable player since the 1972-73 season. Denis Savard of the Montreal Juniors won the award in 1979-80.
| Season | Player | Team |
| 2021–22 | William Dufour | Saint John Sea Dogs |
| 2020–21 | Cédric Desruisseaux | Charlottetown Islanders |
| 2019–20 | Alexis Lafrenière | Rimouski Océanic |
| 2018–19 | Alexis Lafrenière | Rimouski Océanic |
| 2017–18 | Alex Barré-Boulet | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada |
| 2016–17 | Vitalii Abramov | Gatineau Olympiques |
| 2015–16 | Francis Perron | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
| 2014–15 | Conor Garland | Moncton Wildcats |
| 2013–14 | Anthony Mantha | Val-d’Or Foreurs |
| 2012–13 | Jonathan Drouin | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 2011–12 | Yanni Gourde | Victoriaville Tigres |
| 2010–11 | Sean Couturier | Drummondville Voltigeurs |
| 2009–10 | Mike Hoffman | Saint John Sea Dogs |
| 2008–09 | Nicola Riopel | Moncton Wildcats |
| 2007–08 | Francis Paré | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 2006–07 | Mathieu Perreault | Acadie–Bathurst Titan |
| 2005–06 | Alexander Radulov | Quebec Remparts |
| 2004–05 | Sidney Crosby | Rimouski Océanic |
| 2003–04 | Sidney Crosby | Rimouski Océanic |
| 2002–03 | Joël Perrault | Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
| 2001–02 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 2000–01 | Simon Gamache | Val-d’Or Foreurs |
| 1999–00 | Brad Richards | Rimouski Océanic |
| 1998–99 | Mathieu Chouinard | Shawinigan Cataractes |
| 1997–98 | Ramzi Abid | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 1996–97 | Daniel Corso | Victoriaville Tigres |
| 1995–96 | Christian Dubé | Sherbrooke Faucons |
| 1994–95 | Frédéric Chartier | Laval Titan Collège Français |
| 1993–94 | Emmanuel Fernandez | Laval Titan |
| 1992–93 | Jocelyn Thibault | Sherbrooke Faucons |
| 1991–92 | Charles Poulin | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser |
| 1990–91 | Yanic Perreault | Trois-Rivières Draveurs |
| 1989–90 | Andrew McKim | Hull Olympiques |
| 1988–89 | Stéphane Morin | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 1987–88 | Marc Saumier | Hull Olympiques |
| 1986–87 | Robert Desjardins | Longueuil Chevaliers |
| 1985–86 | Guy Rouleau | Hull Olympiques |
| 1984–85 | Daniel Berthiaume | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 1983–84 | Mario Lemieux | Laval Voisins |
| 1982–83 | Pat LaFontaine | Verdun Juniors |
| 1981–82 | John Chabot | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 1980–81 | Dale Hawerchuk | Cornwall Royals |
| 1979–80 | Denis Savard | Montreal Juniors |
| 1978–79 | Pierre Lacroix | Trois-Rivières Draveurs |
| 1977–78 | Kevin Reeves | Montreal Juniors |
| 1976–77 | Lucien Deblois | Sorel Éperviers |
| 1975–76 | Peter Marsh | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 1974–75 | Mario Viens | Cornwall Royals |
| 1973–74 | Gary MacGregor | Cornwall Royals |
| 1972–73 | Andre Savard | Québec Remparts |