As a youth, Savage played in the 1982
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a
minor ice hockey team from
Saint-Hubert, Quebec. 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. Savage is notable as one of only five
NHL players to score his first career goal on a
penalty shot. After retiring from hockey, Savage worked in California for
Marriott Hotels & Resorts in security. ==Personal life and death==