Philippe Sauvé
| Philippe Sauvé | |||
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| Born |
February 27, 1980 Buffalo, NY, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames Phoenix Coyotes Boston Bruins |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 38th overall, 1998 Colorado Avalanche |
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| Playing career | 2000–2008 | ||
Philippe Sauvé (born February 27, 1980, in Buffalo, New York and raised in Joliette, Quebec) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Sauvé played in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes and the Boston Bruins. He is the son of former NHL goaltender Bob Sauvé.
Sauvé was drafted in round 2, 38th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, where he would serve as the backup goaltender and play in 17 games for the Avalanche before being traded on August 8, 2005, to the Calgary Flames for a conditional 7th-round draft pick.
Sauvé is the only goalkeeper to appear in the NHL Young Stars Game twice.
In the 2005–06 season, after a 7–4 defeat to the Colorado Avalanche, he had a fight with former teammate David Aebischer on January 24, 2006.
On February 1, 2006, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes with Steven Reinprecht for Brian Boucher and Mike Leclerc. After playing only 5 games with the Coyotes, Sauvé was then traded to the Boston Bruins for Tyler Redenbach on November 14, 2006.
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