He played for the Memorial Cup-winning Calgary Canadians in 1925-26 and turned pro in 1926-27 with the Calgary Tigers of the Prairie Hockey League. Savage played in the minors until 1934-35 when he was called up during the season. He played in 8 games with the Boston Bruins in 8 games and 41 games for the Montreal Canadiens. In 1935-36 he played for the Calgary Stampeders. Savage then sat out the 1936-37 in order to become a reinstated amateur. After that he played three seasons with senior teams in Saskatchewan from 1938 to 1940.