Joe Sakic News

Canada's Joe Sakic, left, and Jarome Iginla clicked on a line with Simon gagne in the gold-medal game against the U. S. at the 2002 Winter olympics at Salt lake City.

Considerable attention has been paid to the interceptions and fumbles served up by Saskatchewan without emphasizing the turnovers forced by the Green and White.

Joe Sakic retired from professional hockey on Tuesday. The All-Star center hung up his skates on his 40th birthday.

Avalanche captain Joe Sakic retired yesterday. Can you think any other players on local teams' rivals who make it tough to root against them? Sakic was almost in a league of his own.

Shortly after word broke yesterday about the impending retirement of the Colorado Avalanche's Joe Sakic, Brian Engblom, a hockey vet, Versus TV commentator and onetime mullet king, appeared on Mile High Sports Radio/1510 AM to discuss Super Joe's legacy.

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Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic officially retired this afternoon, and the NHL commemorated the event by posting a slate of comments from his contemporaries.

Reading a roll call of hockey's greatest forwards usually goes something like this: Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Rocket Richard, Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier, Phil Esposito .

That's right. I, a native Detroiter, emphatically thank Joe Sakic for all he has given me.

Everything I know about hockey, I learned from my older brother. Growing up in Colorado, we loved to watch the Avalanche play.

Joseph Steven Sakic. Some call him Joseph, some Burnaby Joe, some call him one of the best hockey players of his time and beyond.

Sakic wasn't known as a fighter, even as captain of the Quebec Nordiques. July 7, 1969: Born in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic will hold a news conference on Thursday and make an announcement regarding his hockey career, the team said on Tuesday on its website The 40-year-old, who has played 20 seasons with the franchise including seven when they were the Quebec Nordiques, was expected to announce his retirement, Denver media reported.

Joe Sakic led the Colorado Avalanche to a pair of Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001.

Sidney Crosby , left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, is among 46 players invited to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp next month.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 10:21 pm US/Mountain 1 of 2 Joe Sakic No. 19 of the Colorado Avalanche warms up prior to facing the Dallas Stars during the preseason NHL game at the Pepsi Center on Sept.

In the Mile High City, most of the media's attention, and that of the fans, has been directed towards the Denver Broncos.

Avalanche forwards Joe Sakic and Ryan Smyth have each received invitations from Hockey Canada to participate in Olympic orientation camp.

Matt Duchene, above, the third pick in the NHL draft Friday, can't become the new face of the Avalanche until team captain Joe Sakic, who turns 40 on July 7, announces his retirement.

One second he looks calm and collected; the next, his knees bounce up and down involuntarily.