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EditGordon Donald "Tony" Savage - Born July 18, 1906 in Calgary, Alberta - Died February 28, 1974 was a Canadian ice Hockey defenceman, coach and general manager.
- Abbott Memorial Cup Champion 1926 with Calgary Canadians.
- Memorial Cup Champion 1926 with Calgary Canadians.
- Prairie Hockey League / Merchants Casualty Cup Champion 1927 with Calgary Tigers.
- North West Hockey League Champion 1934 with Calgary Tigers.
Savage played semi-pro Hockey for 8 seasons with Calgary Tigers, Kitchener Millionaires, Kitchener Flying Dutchmen, Seattle Eskimos, Syracuse Stars before finally getting a shot at the NHL, when the Tigers sold Savage to the Montreal Canadiens in August 1934, who later traded him to Boston Bruins on November 5, 1934.
Savage made his NHL debut on November 8, 1934 vs Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 5-3 Toronto win.
After playing just 8 games for the Bruins, Savage was traded back to the Canadiens on December 3, 1934 and he played the next night for Montreal on December 4th vs New York Rangers.
Savage scored just 1 NHL goal, and it was vs Dave Kerr of New York Rangers at 16:38 of 2nd period on March 12, 1935 at Madison Square Garden in a 4-3 Canadiens win.
Savage played in 49 regular season NHL games, scoring 1 goal, 5 assists with 16 penalty minutes and 2 NHL playoff games with 0 points or penalties.
Savage went back to the Calgary Tigers the next season, then got reinstated as a amateur at seasons end and finished his playing career with Olds Elks, Saskatoon Quakers and Lethbridge Maple Leafs.
Savage then coached the Providence Reds and Fort Worth Rangers.
