Denis Joseph Savard (born February 4, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Savard is known for the spin' o rama move, a tactic in hockey used to create distance between the puck carrier and opponent.

On June 29, 1990, Savard was infamously traded to the Montreal Canadiens for star defenceman Chris Chelios and a second-round pick (Mike Pomichter), a transaction that has since been considered largely in Chicago's favor as Chelios would produce some of his best seasons as a Blackhawk while Savard's career was on the decline.

[7] He signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the summer of 1993, where he played a season and a half.

(Regular Season) (Playoffs) Shortly after his retirement as a player, Savard began a coaching career with the Blackhawks in December 1997.

On November 27, 2006, Savard was named head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks after Trent Yawney was fired mid-season.

He was replaced by former Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville, who had been hired as a scout for the Blackhawks during the previous summer.

Savard is sometimes called "Savoir-Faire" referring to a fictional French Canadian mouse that was the archnemesis of the cartoon character Klondike Kat.

In a flashback from the first season episode "Ceres", Mikey Berzatto (played by Jon Bernthal) claims to have run into Savard at a party the night after his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.