Canadian defender David Savard has once again won the Jacques-Beauchamp-Molson trophy, which is presented annually by media representatives assigned to cover the team, the Montreal organization announced in a press release Tuesday morning.
This honor is given to the player who played a decisive role within the team during the regular season, without receiving any particular honor.
The player from Saint-Hyacinthe won this title for a second consecutive season, becoming the fourth player in the club’s history to accomplish this feat after Mark Streit (2006-2007 and 2007-2008), Mike McPhee ( 1989-1990 and 1990-1991) and Craig Ludwig (1984-1985 and 1985-1986).
Savard obtained the most cumulative votes among all the candidates for the Jacques-Beauchamp-Molson trophy, collecting a total of 62 points. The veteran was ahead of teammates Jake Evans (44 points), Joel Armia (30 points) and Kaiden Guhle (30 points) in the voting.
In his third season with the Habs, the six-foot-one, 238-pound defenseman scored six goals and added 17 assists in 59 games.
Established in 1981 in memory of the journalist who devoted most of his professional career to covering CH, the Jacques-Beauchamp-Molson trophy was awarded for the first time to Doug Jarvis at the end of the 1981 season. 1982.
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