Alain "Savy" Savage, a former Shreveport Mudbug player, enters his third year as head coach the men's lacrosse program and his sixth at ETBU coaching hockey. Savage is originally from Canada is starting ETBU's lacrosse program.

The 2021 spring season brought many challenges with COVID-19 and playing but Savage guided the first-year program to a 4-2 record. ETBU started with four straight wins including a 16-12 victory over Dallas Baptist on Feb. 11 in their inaugural game.

Savage is from Montreal, Quebec, where he played Junior A in the QMJHL for four seasons, before moving on to play professionally.  A highlight of his professional career was being invited to the Pittsburgh Penguins camp where he skated with two hockey legends, Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr.  He was also invited to skate with in New York Islanders pre-season camp.

Savage went on to play 11 years of professional hockey playing in multiple professional leagues in the U.S. and internationally.  This included winning a national championship with ETBU partner, the Shreveport Mudbugs, and playing in a top French professional league.

When his professional career was ending, Savage chose to settle down in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he currently resides with his wife, Elle, and 6 kids Lexi, Cael, Cameron, Alex, Aiden and Ari. They attend Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, La., and brings a grit and an edge to the ETBU coaching staff as well as a fantastic knowledge of the game.