Joe Sakic
Joseph Steven Sakic (born July 7, 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian retired ice hockey centre. Sakic played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche organizations. Sakic was able to win the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001.
| Joe Sakic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2012 | |||
 Sakic in a 1997 game at Edmonton Coliseum. | |||
| Born |
July 7, 1969 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
15th overall, 1987 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2009 | ||
He retired from playing professional ice hockey on July 9, 2009.[1] The Colorado Avalanche retired his jersey number #19 with a "C" to represent his lengthy service as team captain on October 1, 2009.[2] Sakic was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with Adam Oates, Pavel Bure and Mats Sundin in 2012.[3]
He was a fan favourite in his hometown of Burnaby and even had a street named "Joe Sakic Way" in his honour.[4] In British Columbia he is affectionately known as "Burnaby Joe".[5]
Career statistics
change| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Burnaby BC Selects | BCAHA | 80 | 83 | 73 | 156 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1985-86 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1986-87 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 72 | 60 | 73 | 133 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987-88 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 64 | 78 | 82 | 160 | 64 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 1988-89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 70 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1989-90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 39 | 63 | 102 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990-91 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 48 | 61 | 109 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1991–92 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 69 | 29 | 65 | 94 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 78 | 48 | 57 | 105 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1993-94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 84 | 28 | 64 | 92 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 47 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 51 | 69 | 120 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 14 | ||
| 1996-97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 45 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 64 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1998-99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 73 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | ||
| 1999-00 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 60 | 28 | 53 | 81 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 54 | 64 | 118 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 58 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 36 | 64 | 100 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 44 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL totals | 1378 | 625 | 1016 | 1641 | 614 | 172 | 84 | 104 | 188 | 78 | ||||
References
change- ↑ "Sakic steps away after 20-year career". NHL. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ↑ "Avs Retire Sakic's #19". NHL. Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ↑ Shoalts, David (26 June 2012). "Joe Sakic headlines 2012 Hall of Fame inductees". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ↑ "No average Joe - Sakic quietly moving among NHL all-time greats". NHL. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ↑ "Case No. 4, Joe Sakic". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
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