DENVER – University of Denver hockey forward Carter Savoie is turning pro as he signed an amateur tryout with the Edmonton Oilers organization on Friday.  He will report to the Bakersfield Condors, the Oilers' American Hockey League affiliate.
 
Savoie tied for the Denver lead during the 2021-22 season by scoring a career-high 23 goals and finished second on the squad with 45 points, trailing only teammate and NCAA leader Bobby Brink (57).  He also recorded personal bests with 22 assists, six game-winning tallies and 11 power-play goals.
 
Selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers (100th overall), Savoie recorded goals in each of the first three games of the NCAA Tournament, helping the Pioneers to their record-tying ninth national championship. He scored the game-winning goal in the Loveland Regional Final on March 26 versus Minnesota Duluth and the overtime-winning marker in the Frozen Four semifinals against Michigan on April 7.  
 
The St. Albert, Alberta, native's six game-winning goals in 2021-22 were tied with Gabe Gauthier (2003-04) and Mark Rycroft (1999-00) for the ninth-most in a campaign in program history, while his nine career game-winners are tied for 10th-most in the school annals. 
 
In addition to being tied for the team lead in goals, Savoie and teammate Cameron Wright were tied for fourth place nationally in tallies.  DU was one of two schools with multiple 20-goal scorers, and the forwards' 23 tallies were the most by Denver players since Henrik Borgstrom had 23 and Jarid Lukosevicius had 21 in 2017-18.
 
The 21-year-old began the season with points in his first five games (6g/6a), one year after he scored a goal in each of his first five games as a freshman in 2020-21—a first in program history by a rookie.  The 2021-22 early-season run also included a six-point game (3g/3a) in an 8-0 win against Air Force on Oct. 16. It was the most points in a contest in NCHC history, and the six points were tied for the ninth-most in a game in school history. The performance also marked Savoie's first career hat trick.
 
Savoie added a second three-goal game on Feb. 4 versus St. Cloud State, helping Denver rally after trailing 3-0 in the first period. He produced five multi-goal outings during the campaign and picked up points in 24 of the 39 contests he played. The 5-foot-10, 193-pound forward had a career-long six-game point streak from Nov. 12-Dec. 4, recording six goals and four assists. In the Nov. 13 contest versus Western Michigan, Savoie scored twice in a matter 20 seconds, the third fastest consecutive goals by the same player in school history.
 
One of three Pioneers nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, Savoie was named to the All-NCHC Second Team and was on the All-Tournament Team for both the NCAA West Regional and Frozen Four.  He was named the NCHC Player of the Week a conference-high four times this season, earning the award on Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Jan. 17 and March 7.
 
Savoie finishes his collegiate career with 65 points (36g/29a) in 63 games. He led the Pioneers in goals (13) and was second in points (20) during his freshman campaign in 2020-21, earning unanimous NCHC All-Rookie Team honors. He was also named the hockey program's winner of the Barry Sharp Award as the freshman of the year and Denver Athletics' Male Freshman of the Year.
 
The forward came to Denver after notching 84 goals and 88 assists in 112 career games with the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League from 2018-2020. He led the AJHL with 53 goals in 2019-20 and was named to the All-Rookie Team in 2018-19. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge.

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