The Calgary Flames have agreed to part ways with assistant coach Marc Savard

The Calgary Flames and assistant coach Marc Savard have agreed to part ways, the club announced Wednesday afternoon.

Savard, 46, spent one season as an assistant coach on Ryan Huska's staff in Calgary, primarily overseeing the team's power play. The Flames finished fifth in the Pacific Division during the 2023–24 regular season and failed to qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.

“We want to thank Mark for his commitment last season, as well as his professionalism in reaching today's decision,” Flames general manager Craig Conroy said in a statement released Wednesday. “We wish Mark all the best for his future in the game.”

Since the end of the regular season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been rumored to be interested in Savard as a potential addition to Craig Berube's staff. Wednesday's news could be the start of a move ahead.

Under Savard's leadership, the Flames finished with the 26th-best power play in the National Hockey League's 2023-24 season, making 17.9 percent of their extra-skate opportunities.

Savard joins the Flames from the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires, with whom he spent the previous two seasons as head coach. He also served as an assistant coach for the St. Louis Blues during the 2019–20 season.

During his playing days, Savard became known as one of the league's premier players and won a Stanley Cup in 2011 as a member of the Boston Bruins. After being drafted by the New York Rangers, Savard played for the Flames from 1999 to 2002 before being traded to the Atlanta Thrashers during a conflict with then-Flames head coach Greg Gilbert.

Savard led the Thrashers in 2005-06 with 97 points before signing with the Bruins where he ended his career. He played his final NHL games in the 2010-11 season before multiple concussions ended his career prematurely.

Savard has 207 goals and 706 points in 807 career NHL games over parts of 13 seasons with the Rangers, Flames, Thrashers and Bruins. The Ottawa, Ontario product added 22 points in 25 playoff contests and was named to two NHL All-Star Games.