| Played For: | Washington Capitals Quebec Nordiques |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 187 |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Florida, U.S. |
| Draft: | 15th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1988 |
| Draft Team: | Washington Capitals |
| Career Start: | 1990 |
| Career End: | 2004 |
Réginald David Savage (May 1, 1970 – December 24, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
As a youth, Savage played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Hubert, Quebec.[1]
Savage represented Canada at the 1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Drafted in 1988 by the Capitals, Savage also later played for the Quebec Nordiques.[2]
Savage is notable as one of only five NHL players to score his first career goal on a penalty shot.[3]
After retiring from hockey, Savage worked in California for Marriott Hotels & Resorts in security.[4] [5]
Born in Canada, Savage was of Jamaican descent.[6]
Savage died on December 24, 2023, at the age of 53 from cancer.[7] [8]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Richelieu Riverains | QMAAA | 40 | 38 | 26 | 64 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| 1986–87 | Richelieu Riverains | QMAAA | 42 | 82 | 57 | 139 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 1987–88 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 68 | 68 | 54 | 122 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 54 | 58 | 55 | 113 | 178 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 52 | ||
| 1989–90 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 63 | 51 | 43 | 94 | 79 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 40 | ||
| 1990–91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 63 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 77 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 40 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 33 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 34 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 40 | ||
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 66 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 54 | ||
| 1996–97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 68 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 103 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 51 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 22 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 60 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Asiago | AL | 27 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Asiago | ITA | 16 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 78 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 78 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2001–02 | EHC Biel-Bienne | CHE.2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | EHC Visp | CHE.2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Asiago | ITA | 24 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 481 | 259 | 183 | 442 | 557 | 62 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 148 | ||||
| IHL totals | 149 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 220 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 60 | ||||