Yann Sauvé
Encyclopedia
Yann Sauvé is a Canadian professional ice hockey
defenceman who currently plays within the Vancouver Canucks
organization of the National Hockey League
(NHL). Sauvé was drafted by the Canucks in the 2nd round, 41st overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
. Born in Montréal
, he played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for four seasons with the Saint John Sea Dogs
.
in the 2006 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
(QMJHL) Entry Draft. He began his junior
career with the Sea Dogs the following season in in 2006–07, recording 2 goals and 15 points over 60 games as a rookie. After his first QMJHL season had ended, Sauvé was named to Canada's national team
for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships
, held in Rauma
and Tampere
, Finland
. He recorded one assist over six games, as Canada was defeated in the bronze medal game by Sweden.
The following season, he improved to 6 goals and 21 points. After ranking as the 21st best prospect among North American skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau
(CSB)'s mid-season listings, he was chosen to compete in the CHL Top Prospects Game
in January 2008. During the contest, which showcases the best junior players in Canada eligible for the NHL Entry Draft
, Sauvé gained notoriety by fighting Steve Stamkos. He then helped the Sea Dogs to the franchise's first playoff appearance, advancing to the semifinals, where they were defeated by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
. Sauvé had a goal and two assists in 14 playoff games.
After completing the campaign, the CSB dropped him eight places to 29th in their final rankings of North American prospects. With his individual ranking dropping with each listing, he was also chosen as one of the five most overrated prospects for the draft. Sauvé was selected in the second round, 41st overall, by the Vancouver Canucks
. He was scouted as a physically imposing stay-at-home defenceman
who had failed to live to expectations in the QMJHL after being selected first overall in the league's entry draft two years prior. Sauvé described himself as a player in the same mould as Mike Komisarek
.
Upon his draft, he returned to the QMJHL for two more seasons. In 2008–09
, he notched 5 goals and 30 points. After the Sea Dogs were eliminated in the playoffs, Sauvé was signed to an amateur tryout contract by the Canucks' American Hockey League
(AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose
, who were finishing their 2008–09 AHL season
. However, after a week, he was released from his tryout without having played a game. Competing in his fourth and final junior season the following campaign, he recorded a QMJHL career-high 7 goals, 29 assists and 36 points. Near the beginning of the season, he was named the league's defensive player of the week after recording a goal and four assists over three games from October 19–25, 2009. After the Sea Dogs won the Jean Rougeau Trophy
as the team with the best regular season record, they advanced to the QMJHL finals, where they were defeated in six games by the Moncton Wildcats
. Sauvé contributed 15 points in 21 playoff games.
affiliate, the Victoria Salmon Kings
. He made his professional debut November 26, 2010, against the Idaho Steelheads
. The following day, he recorded his first professional point, an assist, against the Steelheads. After seven games with Victoria, Sauvé was recalled to Manitoba on December 16. He recorded an assist in each of his first two AHL games, both against the Chicago Wolves
.
By February 2011, the Canucks were playing with four of their regular defencemen sidelined. After Andrew Alberts
suffered a wrist injury on February 14, Sauvé was called up to the NHL club as a replacement. He made his NHL debut the following day against the Minnesota Wild
, registering 12 minutes of ice time in a 4–1 win.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman who currently plays within the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
organization of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL). Sauvé was drafted by the Canucks in the 2nd round, 41st overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...
. Born in Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, he played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for four seasons with the Saint John Sea Dogs
Saint John Sea Dogs
The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, entering the league as an expansion team in 2005. The Sea Dogs play at Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick, with a capacity of 6,488...
.
Junior
After a year of minor hockey with the Chateauguay Patriotes, Sauvé was selected first overall by the Saint John Sea DogsSaint John Sea Dogs
The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, entering the league as an expansion team in 2005. The Sea Dogs play at Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick, with a capacity of 6,488...
in the 2006 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
(QMJHL) Entry Draft. He began his junior
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
career with the Sea Dogs the following season in in 2006–07, recording 2 goals and 15 points over 60 games as a rookie. After his first QMJHL season had ended, Sauvé was named to Canada's national team
Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...
for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships
2007 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Rauma and Tampere, Finland. The championships began on April 11, 2007 and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at Äijänsuo Arena in Rauma and Hakametsän jäähalli in Tampere...
, held in Rauma
Rauma
-Other:* Rauma dialect* Rauma class missile boat, a class of Finnish Fast Attack Craft* HNoMS Rauma , the second ship of the Norwegian Otra class minesweepers...
and Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. He recorded one assist over six games, as Canada was defeated in the bronze medal game by Sweden.
The following season, he improved to 6 goals and 21 points. After ranking as the 21st best prospect among North American skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau
NHL Central Scouting Bureau
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau or NHL Central Scouting Services is a department within the National Hockey League that ranks prospects for the NHL Entry Draft at specific times during the hockey season. Players are ranked based on how well they will translate to the professional game in the...
(CSB)'s mid-season listings, he was chosen to compete in the CHL Top Prospects Game
CHL Top Prospects Game
The CHL Top Prospects Game is an annual event in which forty of the top draft eligible prospects in the Canadian Hockey League play against each other, each hoping to boost their draft ranking with the National Hockey League scouts and general managers who attend.The players are typically coached...
in January 2008. During the contest, which showcases the best junior players in Canada eligible for the NHL Entry Draft
NHL Entry Draft
The NHL Entry Draft is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements...
, Sauvé gained notoriety by fighting Steve Stamkos. He then helped the Sea Dogs to the franchise's first playoff appearance, advancing to the semifinals, where they were defeated by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Iamgold Arena...
. Sauvé had a goal and two assists in 14 playoff games.
After completing the campaign, the CSB dropped him eight places to 29th in their final rankings of North American prospects. With his individual ranking dropping with each listing, he was also chosen as one of the five most overrated prospects for the draft. Sauvé was selected in the second round, 41st overall, by the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
. He was scouted as a physically imposing stay-at-home defenceman
Stay-at-home defenceman
In ice hockey, a stay-at-home defenceman is one who plays a very defensive-minded game. The player is generally more concerned with guarding his team's end of the ice and preventing the opposing players from getting shots on his goal. The stay-at-home defenceman is less concerned about scoring...
who had failed to live to expectations in the QMJHL after being selected first overall in the league's entry draft two years prior. Sauvé described himself as a player in the same mould as Mike Komisarek
Mike Komisarek
Michael Komisarek is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League .- Amateur years :...
.
Upon his draft, he returned to the QMJHL for two more seasons. In 2008–09
2008–09 QMJHL season
The 2008–09 QMJHL season was the 40th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The regular season began on September 11, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team QMJHL versus the Russian Selects, took place on November 17 and 19, 2008....
, he notched 5 goals and 30 points. After the Sea Dogs were eliminated in the playoffs, Sauvé was signed to an amateur tryout contract by the Canucks' American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose
Manitoba Moose
The Manitoba Moose were a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 and American Hockey League from 2001 to 2011. The team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 to become the St...
, who were finishing their 2008–09 AHL season
2008–09 AHL season
The 2008–09 AHL season is the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.-Team and NHL affiliation changes:...
. However, after a week, he was released from his tryout without having played a game. Competing in his fourth and final junior season the following campaign, he recorded a QMJHL career-high 7 goals, 29 assists and 36 points. Near the beginning of the season, he was named the league's defensive player of the week after recording a goal and four assists over three games from October 19–25, 2009. After the Sea Dogs won the Jean Rougeau Trophy
Jean Rougeau Trophy
The Jean Rougeau Trophy is awarded annually to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team that records the most points in the regular season. The trophy was named for former league president Jean Rougeau.-Winners:-External links:* List of trophy winners....
as the team with the best regular season record, they advanced to the QMJHL finals, where they were defeated in six games by the Moncton Wildcats
Moncton Wildcats
The Moncton Wildcats are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada....
. Sauvé contributed 15 points in 21 playoff games.
Professional
On May 31, 2010, Sauvé signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Vancouver Canucks. While in Vancouver for the team's 2010 training camp, Sauvé was hit by a car while crossing the street, suffering a concussion that sidelined him for over two months. Unable to play, he was subsequently assigned to the Moose. After being cleared to play, Sauvé was re-assigned by the Moose to the Canucks' third-tier ECHLECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
affiliate, the Victoria Salmon Kings
Victoria Salmon Kings
The Victoria Salmon Kings were a professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL, debuting in the 2004–05 ECHL season and folding after the 2010–11 ECHL season as the Chilliwack Bruins WHL franchise...
. He made his professional debut November 26, 2010, against the Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Steelheads
The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003....
. The following day, he recorded his first professional point, an assist, against the Steelheads. After seven games with Victoria, Sauvé was recalled to Manitoba on December 16. He recorded an assist in each of his first two AHL games, both against the Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves
The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois...
.
By February 2011, the Canucks were playing with four of their regular defencemen sidelined. After Andrew Alberts
Andrew Alberts
Andrew James Alberts is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League . He has additionally played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes...
suffered a wrist injury on February 14, Sauvé was called up to the NHL club as a replacement. He made his NHL debut the following day against the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, registering 12 minutes of ice time in a 4–1 win.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... | A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... | Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 2006-07 QMJHL season The 2006–07 QMJHL season was the 38th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 14, 2006 to March 18, 2007. Eighteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Lewiston Maineiacs finished first overall in the regular season winning... |
Saint John Sea Dogs Saint John Sea Dogs The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, entering the league as an expansion team in 2005. The Sea Dogs play at Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick, with a capacity of 6,488... |
QMJHL | 60 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Sain John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 69 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 92 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 2008–09 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 61 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 61 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | ||
| 2010-11 | Victoria Salmon Kings Victoria Salmon Kings The Victoria Salmon Kings were a professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL, debuting in the 2004–05 ECHL season and folding after the 2010–11 ECHL season as the Chilliwack Bruins WHL franchise... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010-11 | Manitoba Moose Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose were a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 and American Hockey League from 2001 to 2011. The team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 to become the St... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
39 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010-11 | Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 39 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| QMJHL totals | 251 | 20 | 94 | 102 | 296 | 39 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 67 | ||||