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Canada flagJoe Sakic

#19 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 08/09

Date of Birth
Jul 07, 1969
Age
57
Place of Birth
Burnaby, BC, CAN
Nation
Canada
Youth Team
-
Position
C
Height
180 cm / 5'11"
Weight
88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots
L
Status
Retired
  • Olympic Gold Medal1
  • Triple Gold Club1
  • U20 WJC Gold Medal1
  • World Championship Gold Medal1
  • World Cup Gold Medal1
  • World Championship Silver Medal1
  • CHL Player of the Year1
  • Hockey Hall of Fame1
  • IIHF Hall of Fame1
  • NHL First All-Star Team3
  • NHL Foundation Player Award1
  • NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy)1
  • NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award)1
  • NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy)1
  • NHL Stanley Cup Champion2
  • NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)1
  • Olympic All-Star Team1
  • Olympic Best Forward1
  • Olympic Most Valuable Player1
  • WHL (East) First All-Star Team1
  • WHL (East) Second All-Star Team1
  • WHL Most Goals1
  • WHL Most Points (Bobby Clarke Trophy)1
  • WHL Player of the Year (Four Broncos Trophy)2
  • WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy)1
Joe Sakic Facts
Drafted
1987 round 1 #15 overall by Québec Nordiques
Brother: Brian Sakic
Sons: Chase Sakic & Mitchell Sakic

Sakic is the Avalanche/Nordiques all-time leader in goals, assists, and points. The 12x All-Star was the captain of 2 Stanley Cup Championships with the Avalanche and holds the NHL record with 8 career playoff overtime goals.

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Joe Sakic Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
1985-1986Burnaby Hawks U18 AAAU18 AAA80837315696-
1985-1986Lethbridge BroncosWHL30000-
1985-1986Canada Pacific U17WHC-17------
1986-1987Swift Current BroncosWHL72607313331-Playoffs40110-
1986-1987Team CanadaInternational10000-
1987-1988Swift Current BroncosWHL64788216064-Playoffs1011132412-
1987-1988Canada U20WJC-2073142-
1988-1989Québec NordiquesNHL7023396224-36
1989-1990Québec NordiquesNHL80396310227-40
1990-1991Québec Nordiques "C"NHL80486110924-26
1990-1991CanadaWC1065110-
1991-1992Québec Nordiques "A"NHL69296594205
1992-1993Québec Nordiques "C"NHL78485710540-3Playoffs63362-3
1993-1994Québec Nordiques "C"NHL8428649218-8
1993-1994CanadaWC843706
1994-1995Québec Nordiques "C"NHL47194362307Playoffs64150-4
1995-1996Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL8251691204414Playoffs221816341410
1996-1997Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL6522527434-10Playoffs1781725145
1996-1997CanadaWCup82246-1
1997-1998Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL64273663500Playoffs623560
1997-1998Canada Olympics "A"OG412342
1998-1999Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL734155962923Playoffs19613198-2
1999-2000Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL602853812830Playoffs172798-5
2000-2001Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL8254641183045Playoffs2113132666
2001-2002Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL822653791812Playoffs21910194-2
2001-2002Canada Olympics "A"OG643706
2002-2003Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL58263258244Playoffs763921
2003-2004Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL813354874211Playoffs11751280
2004-2005Canada "A"WCup642624
2005-2006Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL823255876010Playoffs94596-1
2005-2006Canada Olympics "C"OG61230-1
2006-2007Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL823664100462
2007-2008Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL4413274020-4Playoffs1028100-7
2008-2009Colorado Avalanche "C"NHL15210126-6
Joe Sakic Tournament Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
1985-1986Burnaby Hawks U18 AAAAir Canada Cup------
1986-1987Team British ColumbiaCWG------
Joe Sakic Career Totals by League
LeagueSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup)1-------0
CWG1-------0
International110000.000-0
NHL201378625101616411.196143013172841041881.0978-2
OG31667130.81470
U18 AAA18083731561.9596-0
WC218108181.0006*0
WCup21464100.71830
WHC-171-------0
WHL31391381552932.1195-2141114251.7912-
WJC-20173140.572-0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Sakic Career Totals by Team
TeamSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
Canada flagBurnaby Hawks U18 AAA180*83*73*156*1.95*96*-0
Canada flagCanada218108181.0006*0
Canada flagCanada (WCup)21464100.71830
Canada flagCanada Olympics31667130.81470
Canada flagCanada Pacific U171-------0
Canada flagCanada U20173140.572-0
USA flagColorado Avalanche1387039162410151.1743113111160771001771.11765
Canada flagLethbridge Broncos130000.000-0
Canada flagQuébec Nordiques75082343926261.23183-10121274110.922-7
Canada flagSwift Current Broncos21361381552932.1595-2141114251.7912-
Canada flagTeam British Columbia (CWG)1-------0
Canada flagTeam Canada110000.000-0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joe Sakic Career Highlights
SeasonAwards
1986-1987
1987-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
1993-1994
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2003-2004
2004-2005
2006-2007
2012-2013
2016-2017
Transactions
DateStatusFromTo
ConfirmedColorado AvalancheRetired
Joe Sakic Biography and Trivia

Number 19 retired by Colorado Avalanche
Cult/Star player for Canada
Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche
Cult/Star player for Québec Nordiques
Cult/Star player for Team British Columbia

Full name: Joseph Steve Šakić

Career transactions
- 2009-07-09 • Announced his retirement by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2008-08-27 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2007-04-09 • Re-signed to a one-year contract extension by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2006-06-20 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2001-07-01 • Re-signed to a five-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 1998-07-xx • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 1998-07-xx • Signed to a three-year RFA offer-sheet contract by the New York Rangers
- 1995-06-21 • Rights transferred to the Colorado Avalanche after the Quebec Nordiques franchise relocated

Trivia
- Played in various North Shore Winter Club teams from ages 7 to 11