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Joe Sakic

1969 - Today

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Joseph Steven Sakic (; (Croatian pronunciation: [ʃakitɕ]) born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He spent his entire 21-year National Hockey League (NHL) career, which lasted from 1988 to 2009, with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named captain of the team in 1992 (after serving as a co-captain in 1990–91), Sakic is regarded as one of the greatest team leaders in league history and was able to consistently motivate his team to play at a winning level. Nicknamed "Burnaby Joe", Sakic was named to 13 NHL All-Star Games and selected to the NHL First All-Star Team at centre three times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Sakic is the 117th most popular hockey player (down from 105th in 2024), the 755th most popular biography from Canada (down from 742nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Joe Sakic ranks 117 out of 676. Before him are Vitali Davydov, Alexander Almetov, Taffy Abel, Tommy Salo, Tim Thomas, and Viktor Shuvalov. After him are Raimo Helminen, Evgeni Malkin, Martin Brodeur, Eddie Shore, Miroslav Šatan, and Gennadiy Tsygankov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Joe Sakic ranks 539. Before him are Bennu Yıldırımlar, Raffaele Fitto, Larry Johnson, Viktor Petrenko, Fartuun Adan, and David Douillet. After him are Omari Tetradze, Angie Everhart, Peter Karlsson, Kazuki Kitamura, Motohiro Yamaguchi, and Hideo Ishikawa.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Joe Sakic ranks 755 out of 1,622. Before him are Tye Dillinger (1981), Yannick Bisson (1969), Will Arnett (1970), Erik Everhard (1976), Bill Reid (1920), and Richard Louis Duckett (1884). After him are Gerald Emmett Carter (1912), William Edmond Logan (1798), S. I. Hayakawa (1906), Wendy Freedman (1957), Jay Baruchel (1982), and Christophe Beck (1972).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Joe Sakic ranks 31. Before him are Steve Yzerman (1965), Sidney Crosby (1987), Sid Abel (1918), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Brett Hull (1964), and Art Ross (1885). After him are Martin Brodeur (1972), Eddie Shore (1902), Milt Schmidt (1918), Tiny Thompson (1903), Paul Coffey (1961), and Martin St. Louis (1975).

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