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	(1969-07-07) July 7, 1969 (age 56) 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

				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