Super Joe — two-time Stanley Cup champion and the greatest player in Colorado Avalanche history.
Joseph Steven Sakic was born in Burnaby, British Columbia in 1969. Quebec Nordiques selected him 15th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft. His entire 20-season career was with the same franchise — the Quebec Nordiques and then the Colorado Avalanche after his 1995 relocation. He won two Stanley Cup championships (1996, 2001), the Hart Trophy as MVP in 2001, the Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion in 2001 and the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1996. He scored 625 goals and 1,016 assists for 1,641 career points — the eighth-highest total in NHL history. His wrist shot — quick release, exceptional accuracy — is considered the finest in hockey history by many who played against him. He handed the Stanley Cup to his most senior teammate in 1996 — former captain Mike Keane — rather than keeping it himself, establishing a tradition of captain-to-captain Cup passing that has been followed ever since. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012 and named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017.
Stanley Cup 2x (1996,2001)
Career Honours
- Stanley Cup 2x (1996,2001)
- Hart Trophy (2001)
- Art Ross Trophy (2001)
- Conn Smythe Trophy (1996)
- Hall of Fame (2012)
- NHL 100 Greatest Players