as Manager of minor league team Sherbrooke Canadiens. Savard won the Calder Cup with Sherbrooke in 1985. In 1986 and 1993 he was the general manager of the Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens. In 1994 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2004, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. He is currently the chairman of the annual Canada Day festivities in Montreal. He lived a few years in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec. His son Marc ran for the Liberal Party in the riding of Saint-Bruno-Saint-Hubert in the 2005 federal election but lost. In 1998, he was ranked number 81 on [[List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News|The Hockey News''' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players]]. Since 1993, Savard has been a partner in a firm of real-estate developers, Thibault, Messier, Savard & Associates, based in Montreal. In September 2004, Savard was arrested in Montreal under suspicion of drunk driving. He pleaded not guilty in November 2004, but would later plead guilty in May 2006. On November 18, 2006, the Montreal Canadiens retired his jersey number (18) in a special ceremony at Bell Centre. In April 2012 after the dismissal of Pierre Gauthier, Montreal Canadiens Owner Geoff Molson called upon Savard to assist and advise him in the team's search for a new General Manager. Savard was part owner in a resort called El Senador'' located in Cayo Coco, Cuba until it was sold in 2005. The name was a reference to his nickname. Awards Won Conn Smythe Trophy — 1969 Named an NHL Second-Team All-Star — 1979 Played in 4 NHL All-Star Games (1970, 1973, 1977, 1978) Played in the 1979 Challenge Cup Won Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy — 1979 Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame — 1986 In 1998, he was ranked number 81 on ''The Hockey News''' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs * Stanley Cup Champion. International See also Captain List of NHL players with 1000 games played References "One on One with Serge Savard" by Kevin Shea, December 16, 2003, retrieved August 10, 2006 External links 1946 births Living people Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners Canadian ice hockey defencemen Conn Smythe Trophy winners Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Houston Apollos players Ice hockey people from Montreal Knights of the National Order of Quebec Montreal Canadiens executives Montreal