However, an ankle injury derailed his campaign towards the end as he missed out on the Rookie of the Year trophy. He is the all-time assist leader in All-Star Games with 16 assists[75] and is third place in all-time all-star scoring with 22 points, behind Mario Lemieux (23 points) and Wayne Gretzky (25 points). Furthermore, young Sakic got his first opportunity to watch an … Joe Sakic’s birth sign is Cancer and he has a ruling planet of Moon. Furthermore, not only did he stay with the franchise, but he also led them to two Stanley Cup wins along with countless individual awards. [22][85] They met at a local high school while he was playing in Swift Current, and they frequently return to the town during the off-season. By the following season, he was named co-captain of the Nordiques and finished with 109 regular season points; sixth best in the NHL. When an eye injury forced Steve Yzerman (who normally wore number 19 for Canada) to miss the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, Sakic and Joe Thornton both refused the number out of respect for their injured countryman, even though both players each wore the number 19 for their respective NHL clubs and who were now eligible to wear it for Team Canada in Yzerman's absence. Joe Sakic’s age is 51. Playoffs; Nordiques Off to Denver After $75 Million Deal", "Three key contracts helped kill the CBA", "Frei: Joe Sakic was defined by passing the Cup to Ray Bourque", "Top 10 Canucks Seasons of All-time - #5: 2003-04", "Sakic, Blake to stay; Forsberg, Foote up in air", "Longtime Red Wings captain Yzerman retires", "Sakic scores empty-netter for No.
He was born to his parents Marijan and Slavica Sakic . But, unfortunately, we could not find the exact date of the two lover’s marriage. [94], Alongside Bobby Clarke, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, Sakic is one of four players to captain his team to a Stanley Cup championship and win the Hart Memorial Trophy in the same year. He was activated off of the injured reserve on February 24 and played that night, scoring an assist. This made him, at age 37, the second oldest player in NHL history, after Gordie Howe, to record 100 points in a regular season. "[76], Sakic's first successful professional tournament was the 1994 World Championships, where Canada won its first gold medal in the tournament since 1961. [92], During the final game of the 2006–07 season, Sakic scored his 100th point of the year. Joe não falava inglês até iniciar seus estudos no jardim de infância. Memorably, after receiving the Cup from the NHL commissioner, Sakic broke with tradition by not hoisting it first as most captains do, instead passing the Cup straight to Ray Bourque, a player who had waited a record-breaking 22 seasons to win the Stanley Cup. Chinese Zodiac: Joe Sakic was born in the Year of the Rat. He led the Avalanche all the way to within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Dallas Stars. Subsequently, the 5 feet 11 center joined Burnaby North Secondary School, where he scored 83 goals and 156 points in just 80 games. [79], In his 20-year career with the Nordiques and Avalanche, Sakic has obtained nearly all of the franchise scoring records, including most all-time goals (625), assists (1,016) and points (1,641). At the time of his retirement, Joe was eighth on the NHL's all-time point leaders, 14th in goals and 11th in all-time assists. [18], During the 1986–87 season, the Broncos relocated to Swift Current, Saskatchewan, becoming the Swift Current Broncos.