After 17 seasons in the NHL as a defenseman with the Canadiens and the Winnipeg Jets, Serge Savard was hired by Montreal in 1983 as the team’s general manager. The former member of the Habs' famous "Big Three" on the blue line didn’t take long to make his mark in his new role with the team as he selected Petr Svoboda, Shayne Corson, Stephane Richer and Patrick Roy in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Two years later, in the spring of 1986, Roy, Richer and Svoboda helped Savard claim the 23rd Stanley Cup in team history. Savard continued his shrewd drafting by adding prospects Mathieu Schneider, Eric Desjardins, Mike Keane, Lyle Odelein, John LeClair, Patrice Brisebois and Jose Theodore to the Canadiens’ organization. His selections paid off and the Canadiens gave Savard his second Stanley Cup as the team’s GM in the spring of 1993, the 24th in team history. Savard was also no stranger to big trades. From his key deals that brought in 1993 championship building blocks Vincent Damphousse, Kirk Muller and Brian Bellows into the fold, to his highway robbery that brought Russ Courtnall to the Habs in exchange for enforcer John Kordic, Savard was a tough negotiator. Savard left the position in October 1995, and pursued a businessman’s career. In 12 seasons as Montreal’s general manager, Savard’s teams took part in three finals and claimed two Stanley Cups, won the Prince of Wales trophy three times, reached the playoffs 11 times and won four division titles. His regular season record as the Canadiens’ GM was 483-337-116.