Joe Sakic net worth
Joe Sakic Net Worth: Joe Sakic is a retired Canadian professional hockey player with a net worth of $60 million. Joe Sakic was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada in July 1969. He played hockey in Burnaby as a young man and played for the Lethbridge Broncos in the Western Hockey League.
He was the WHL Rookie of the Year and was named WHL Most Valuable Player and Canadian Major Young Player of the Year. Sakic was selected by the Quebec Nordics with the 15th overall pick in the 1987 NHL draft. For the 1995-96 season, Nordiques relocated and changed its name to Colorado Avalanche. Sakic has spent his entire career playing for the Quebec/Colorado team. In 1992 he was named team captain. He won the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001 and was the most valuable player in the 1996 playoffs. He was named NHL MVP in 2001 and has played in 13 NHL All-Star Games. Canadian Sakic, who competed internationally, won gold medals at the 2002 Olympics, the 1994 World Championships, the 2004 World Cup and the 1988 World Youth Championships. Sakic retired in 2009, and his jersey was also retired by the Avalanche. In 2012, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Joe was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. After retiring, he served as the team’s executive advisor and alternate governor before being promoted to executive vice president of hockey operations in 2013.
