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 Joe Sakic was born on
July 7, 1969 in Burnaby, British
Columbia, Canada. Sakic played his
junior hockey with the Swift Current
Broncos of the Western Hockey League
(WHL) and won the Canadian Major
Junior Player of the Year in 1988.
He also won a gold medal with team
Canada in the 1988 World Junior
Championships. Sakic was the 2nd
pick, 15th overall of the Quebec
Nordiques in 1987. Even though the
Nordiques struggled for most of
Sakic's tenure, he quickly
established himself as an offensive
threat. He passed the 100 point mark
in his second season and would
continue to score at a blistering
page through the 1990s. The
Nordiques moved south to Denver in
the 1995-96 season and became the
Colorado Avalanche. Sakic's play
continued to soar as the Avalanche
through the 1996 playoffs. The
Avalanche would win their first ever
Stanley Cup that year and Joe Sakic
was an integral part of that effort,
scoring 34 points in 22 games and
taking home the Conn Smythe Trophy
as the Stanley Cup playoff MVP...Book
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Through the 1990s
Sakic led his Avalanche team to
become a perennial playoff
contender. In a team stacked with
talented players like Patrick Roy
and Peter Forsberg, Sakic was the
team captain and led them to their
second Stanley Cup Championship in
2001. Sakic has been recognized for
his scoring prowess and his
sportsmanship and gentlemanly
conduct with the award of the Lady
Byng trophy.
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