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Joe SAKIC
Shoots: Left
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 7, 1969 Burnaby, BC
Career Highlights
1988 Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year...
1988 WHL East All-Star Team...
1994 Gold Medalist - World Championship...
Team Captain 1992-present...
First 50+ goals season: 1995-96...
Selected to NHL All-Star Game: Eight consecutive - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 (Inj.), 1998 1996 Conn Smythe winner...
1996 Stanley Cup Champion... Represented Team Canada in 1996 World Cup...
Set NHL record for Most GW goals in a playoff season with six...
1996 NHL Playoff scoring leader: 34, 1997 NHL Playoff assist leader (17a)...
600th NHL Point- Mar. 18, 1995 vs. MTL...
500 th NHL game - Apr. 14, 1995 vs. BUF...
300th NHL Goal - Dec. 23, 1996 vs CGY...
500th NHL Assist - Jan 2, 1997 vs CGY...
700th NHL Game - Jan. 8, 1998 vs VAN...
800th NHL Point - Jan 2, 1997 vs CGY,...
Member of Canadian Olympic squad at 1998 Winter Olympics...
1998 M.A.C. (Most Assists with Children) Award winner...
900th NHL Point - Nov. 13 vs. T.B...
600th NHL Assist Apr. 3, 1999 vs. EDM...
800th NHL Game - 10/21/99 at BOS...
1000th NHL point - 12/27/99 vs. STL...
NHL Player of the month for March, 2000.
NHL Firsts
Game: Oct. 6, 1988 vs. HFD
Goal: Oct. 8, 1988 vs. N.J. (Burke)
Assist: Oct. 6, 1988 vs. HFD
Avalanche Firsts
Game: Oct. 6, 1995 vs. DET
Goal: Oct. 7, 1995 at L.A.
Assist: Oct. 9, 1995 vs. PIT
Career Milestones
Most Goals/Game: 4 Apr. 14, 1992 vs. BUF
Most Assists/Game: 5 Oct. 15, 1996 vs. EDM
Most Points/Game: 6 Oct. 15, 1996 vs. EDM
Point Streak: 14 2/29-3/29/00
Goal Streak: 7 (3x) 3/2 - 3/14/00
Assist Streak: 12 2/27-3/24/92
Cons. Games Played: 326 12/21/88-1/2/93
Mult. Pt. Games: 210 2pt., 81 3pt., 14 4pt. 8 5pt.+
Transactions
Quebec's second choice (15th overall) in the 1987 Entry Draft.
Last Year
Finished first on club in points (81) and shots (242)...
Began the season scoring in eight straight games (3g/8a) 10/5-10/20, the longest streak to begin a season since 1988-89 when he started the season with a 12-game point streak....
Became the all-time franchise leader in points with ninth career hat trick 3/23 at PHO (400th NHL goal) surpassing Peter Stastny, including the fastest two goals by one player this season (0:46)...
Tallied 80+ points for the ninth time in his career...
Recorded 1000th career point with an assist on Chris Dingman's goal at 12:03 of the second period 12/27 vs. STL, becoming the 56th player in NHL history to reach the 1000-point mark, the 14th player to reach 1000 points with one franchise...
Recorded two point streaks of 10+ games: ten (15a) 12/27-1/17 and a career-best 14-game point streak 2/29-3/29 (16g/11a)...
Combined with Adam Deadmarsh for fastest two goals this season (0:21) 3/2 vs. N.J...
Combined with Adam Deadmarsh and Stephane Yelle for fastest three goals in franchise history (1:00) 3/7 at CGY...
Scored fastest goal to begin a game this season 1/17 vs. PHO (0:13)...
Returned 11/23 vs. L.A. after missing five games with a rib cartilage injury...
Reinjured rib cartilage injury 11/26...
Returned 12/27 vs. STL (missed 13 games)...
Suffered groin injury 1/25 at S.J, returned 2/1 vs. VAN (missed two games)...
Missed one game (1/19) with the flu...
Equaled career-best seven-game goal streak 3/2-3/14 (11g), team high...
Recorded 39 points (18g/21a) in his last 29 games...
Scored 17 goals in last 17 games...
Recorded multi-point games in 12 of his last 17 games, including six consecutive...
Scored 20th goal 3/10 at EDM, has 20 goals in each of his 11 full NHL seasons...
Named NHL Player of the Month for March (15g/11a, +15) which included two hat tricks (3/7 at CGY, 3/23 at PHO) PLAYOFFS: Made sixth consecutive appearance in NHL playoffs...
Finished playoffs in first place in franchise playoff lists (Games Played, Goals, Assists &Points) ...
Finished tied with Milan Hejduk and Ray Bourque for fourth on Avs in scoring (2g/7a)...
Moved past Michel Goulet into first in post-season power play goals (14) with PP goal in Game Five vs. DET (CSF)also his 100th career playoff point...
Led Avs with eight shots on goal in Game Three vs. DAL (CF)...
Assist in Game Three vs. DAL (CF) places him first on franchise assist list (58)...
Finished tied with Adam Foote for most franchise post-season games (93)...
Assisted on Hejduk's game-tying goal in Game Five at DAL (CF)
Career
1998-99: Fourth season of 40 or more goals...
first since 1995-96 (51)...
Recorded his seventh career hat trick 2/19 at NSH...
Scored SH goals in three consecutive games (one shy of NHL record - Dave Reid (Toronto 1990)...
Four SH goals in October...
Eighth career five-point game 11/13 vs. T.B...
Season high eight-game point streak 1/19-2/5 (8g/7a), Named NHL Player of the Week Jan. 18 (4g/1a)...
Season high four-game goal streak 3/11-3/20 (5g)...
Recorded his second career fighting major 3/20 vs. CHI (Gilmour), first since 2/28/90 vs. TOR (Leeman)...
Tied for NHL lead in SH goals (5), one shy of personal best...
Led club in PP goals (12)...
Recorded points in 30 of last 39 games...
28 goals in his last 40 games...
PLAYOFFS: Assisted on both OT goals (CQF) vs. S.J. (Games Two & Six)...
Recorded points in all six games vs. S.J. including GW goal in Game Five...
Equaled his own franchise mark of 12 points in a series (3g/9a) vs. S.J...
Points in 11 of 19 playoff games.

1997-98: Equaled a career high goal streak with seven (10/7-10/22)...
Six consecutive multiple point games (10/9-10/22) 7g/8a...
Put together point streaks of eight (10/5-10/24); seven (11/26-12/8); and five (12/13-12/23)...
Seven game assist streak (10/9-10/24)...
Scored a goal on a peanlty shot 11/1 vs. CGY (perfect on three career penalty shots)...
Selected to his eighth consecutive All-Star game...
17 multiple-point games...
Suffered an injured knee Feb. 18 in the Olympic Games, returned 4/4 at STL (missed 18 games)...
PLAYOFFS: Served a one-game suspension in Game One vs. EDM (CQF)...
Recorded his eighth career playoff GW-goal in Game Two (CQF)...
Assumed the lead among franchise playoff goal scorers (35)...
Tied for lead w/Peter Stastny and Dale Hunter among all-time franchise playoff scorers with his 3rd overtime goal in Game Three (CQF) vs. EDM (2nd consecutive and 9th career post-season GW goal)...

1996-97: Finished second on the Avalanche in points with 74 and in assists with 52...
Fourth in the NHL in power play points with 36 (10g+26a)...
Finished second on the team in game winning goals with five...
Recorded his sixth career regular season hat trick on Mar. 14th vs PIT...
Recorded his 22nd game of the season with two-or-more points on Apr. 4th vs S.J. (1g+2a)...
Recorded his seventh game with three-or-more points vs. S.J. on Apr. 4th (1g+2a)...
Assisted on game winning goal at 2:25 in overtime vs EDM on Feb. 21st...
Assisted on game winning goal at 4:46 in overtime vs BOS on Feb. 18th...
Returned on Feb. 18th vs. BOS after suffering a deep laceration on his left calf muscle on Jan. 4th vs PHI missed 17 games...
Recorded NHL assist #500 and NHL point #800 vs. CGY on Jan. 2nd...
Scored his 300th career goal vs. CGY on Dec. 23rd...
Tallied 15 games with two-or-more assists...
Recorded a seven-game point streak 11/3/96 - 11/14/96 (4g+8a=12).. Named a starter in 1997 All-Star Game but was unable to participate due to injury...
Second among all-time franchise leaders in assists, recording his 490th on Dec. 18th at EDM (Goulet has 489 assists)...
Tallied a career high six-point game vs. EDM on Oct. 15th (1g+5a)...
Named NHL Player of the Week (Oct. 14-20), with 3g+6a and a +6 rating in three games...
PLAYOFFS: Second in the NHL in points with 25...
Led the NHL in assists with 17 and in power play points with 12...
Tallied at least one point in 13 of 17 playoff games...
Had an eight game point streak (3g+13a) and eight game assist streak (13a) 4/16/97 - 5/4/97...
Recorded his eighth multiple point game of the playoffs on May 24th vs DET (2g+1a)...
Moved to second among franchise all-time playoff leaders on May 15th vs DET (1g+1a)...
Led the Avs with 12 points in the Chicago series, ties a franchise record for the most points in a series- set by Peter Stastny in 1982 vs Boston...

1995-96: Seta new all-time personal high for goals in a season with 51, assists with 69 and points with 120...
Scored multiple points in 36 games...
Recorded 12 two-goal games and13 games with three-or-more points...
Recorded a season-high five points vs. EDM on March 17th...
Scored on a penalty shot against Calgary's Trevor Kidd on January 14th...
Named to the NHL All-Star team for the sixth consecutive season...
Finished third in the NHL in points with 120...
Finished sixth in the NHL in goals with 51...
Tallied his 250th career goal against New Jersey on November 29th...
Led the league in points with 34...
League leader in goals with 18...
Tied for second in the NHL in assists with 16...
NHL leader in shots with 98...
League leader in power play goals, assists and points (6ppg+10ppa =16ppp )...
Scored an NHL record-setting six game winning goals...
Recorded a ten-game point streak (12g+5a) from 4/16/96 - 5/8/96...
Had a seven-game goal streak (10g) from 4/22/96 - 5/8/96...
Set a new franchise record for Most Shots/Series with 34 vs. VAN...
Tallied the game winning goal at 4:33 of the third overtime period in Game Four vs. CHI...
Tallied the game winning goal at 0:51 of the first overtime period in Game Five vs. VAN...
Recorded his second NHL playoff hat trick vs. VAN on April 25th...
Tied a Stanley Cup Finals record with four assists in one game (6/6/96)...
Sakic's 18 goals is the second highest by a single player in one playoff season (two players have recorded 19)...
Only NHL player to score two overtime goals in 1996...
Awarded the 1996 Conn Smythe Trophy...

1994-95: Led Nordiques in scoring (63 pts.)...
Fourth in the NHL in scoring (19g +43a). More...
Joe and wife, debbie, co-hosted the Food Bank of the Rockies golf tournament this summer...
Has appeared on the cover of the Hockey News, TV Guide, the Colorado phone directory, ESPN Magazine, Power Play Magazine, the NHL Guide and Record Book and the Sporting News...
Boyhood Idol: Wayne Gretzky...On first meeting Gretzky, "I looked up for a faceoff and there he was. He won the faceoff, got free and scored on me."...
Brother, Brian, played center for the Flint Generals (CHL)...
Favorite sport (non-hockey) is baseball, Seattle Mariners favorite team...
Would pay to watch Peter Forsberg, Jaromir Jagr, Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya play...
Nicknamed "Saks"...
Joe and Debbie are parents to Mitchell (4) and are expecting twins.

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