Ernest Savard

J. Ernest Savard was a Canadian businessman. He was a stockbroker and a partner at the brokerage firm of Savard & Hart in Montreal, Quebec. He was also an owner of the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Royals sports teams.

A sports fan, in 1928 Savard partnered with fellow Montreal businessman and politician, Athanase David, and American baseball executive, George Stallings, to revive the Montreal Royals baseball franchise as part of the International League and to build Delorimier Stadium.

Savard then bought the Montreal Canadiens hockey franchise, with co-owners Maurice Forget and Louis Gelinas, for $165,000 in September of 1935. [1]

Savard succeeded Athanase David as President of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club. He also served as general manager for one season. Savard served as team president until 1940, when he was succeeded by Donat Raymond.[2]

Time magazine reported that Savard's business, a member of the Montreal Stock Exchange, suffered considerable financial losses in 1959 as a result of positions it had taken in a deal that turned out to be an orchestrated fraud by American financier, Alexander L. Guterma.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Drake, Matt (January 23, 2015). "The Montreal Canadiens almost relocated to Cleveland". SB Nation. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ernest Savard - Bio, pictures, stats and more". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://time.yaga.com/time/archive/printout/0,23657,892297,00.html
Preceded by
Leo Dandurand		 General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens
1935–36 		Succeeded by
Cecil Hart


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