Joe Sakic
Joe Sakic
Joseph Steven Sakicis a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played his entire 21-year National Hockey Leaguecareer with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named captain of the team in 1992, Sakic is regarded as one of the most capable team leaders in league history and was able to motivate his team to play at a winning level. Sakic led the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, being named the most valuable player of the...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth7 July 1969
CountryCanada
We're facing adversity now, but it's better it be now than later. As the game went on, we did a better job keeping it together, but we're still not together.
To play in the Olympics, to play for your country, there's nothing like it. You love doing it and I'm looking forward to it again. We're all looking forward to trying to win another gold.
When you think of Canadian hockey, he was the greatest ever to play the game. When he talks, everybody listens. He has that much knowledge and respect, and whatever he has to say is important. It's not that we can't win without him, but we feel that much stronger with him.
When you think of Canada, you think of hockey and you think of Wayne Gretzky.
We're right there with everybody else. The division's tight. We were hoping to get closer to Calgary (on Sunday), but it didn't work out. Guys have worked hard all year and we're right in it.
We want to play well against Vancouver. We want to make sure we try and get a good win and have a good game there. We'll see how it plays out.
The regular season is over and we're all happy to be in this position and getting ready for the playoffs. This is when everybody wants to play. This is the fun time of the year, and we're excited about it.
I expect him, he's going to bounce back, especially with the new rules, and in Nashville, already they have a fast-skating team, so he is definitely going to help that. So I expect him to have a rebound year.
If (the slump) keeps going, it will be a concern, but right now we're doing some good things offensively,
Hitch is Hitch and you just have to let him go, he gets mad.
He's been great. This is exactly what we expected from him. Every time he's played this year, he's played well for us. We have a lot of confidence in him.
He's been back a couple of times for visits since he left, but he was so pumped coming over on the charter. He's so excited. It's great to see.
He was really good for us. He made some huge saves. Now, we're in good shape.
He was in a checking role in L.A.. I've always known he has skill, but it's really coming together for him this year. It's nice to see. He's a great guy and it's good to see him put the puck in the net.