David Savard won the Jacques Beauchamp-Molson prize

MONTREAL – Members of the media assigned to represent the Montreal Canadiens have voted defenseman David Savard as the recipient of the 2023-24 Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy.

The trophy is awarded annually to the Canadian player who played a dominant role in the regular season without any honors.

Savard earned the most votes in the 2023-24 Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy race with 62 points overall, ahead of teammates Jake Evans (44 points), Joel Armia (30 points) and Kayden Goulden (30 points). In his third campaign with the Canadiens, the 6-foot-1, 238-pound defenseman scored six goals and added 17 assists in 59 games.

The win was St. Hyacinth's second in as many years, becoming the fourth player in team history after Mark Strait (2006-07 and 2007-08) and Mike McPhee (1989-90 and 2007-08). 1990-91) and Craig Ludwig (1984-85 and 1985-86) did the same.

Created in 1981 to commemorate the legendary athlete who spent most of his professional career covering the Canadiens, the Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy was first awarded to Doug Jarvis following the 1981-82 season.