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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Ready for Sean Couturier in CHL Top Prospects Game

By Alan AdamsJan 19th 2011 – 12:00PM

TORONTO -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is pumped about sizing up Sean Couturier (pictured right) at the CHL-NHL Top Prospects Game at the Air Canada Centre on Wednesday. Nugent-Hopkins and Couturier have been joined at the hip as far as the hype for the 2011 NHL Draft goes. They're both pegged to be top-five picks and either...

Joe Sakic Heads Into British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame

By Monte StewartJan 8th 2011 – 10:00AM

Former NHL superstar Joe Sakic heads the list of 2011 inductees into the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame. Sakic, a native of the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby who recorded 1,641 points in 20 NHL seasons, was named to the Hall Wednesday during a news conference at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. "Obviously, being a B.C....

Deserving Veterans in Line to Receive Stanley Cup Hand-Off

By Bruce CiskieJun 9th 2010 – 1:00PM

Last year, there was plenty of emotion wrapped into Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 win. After Sidney Crosby became the youngest captain ever to hoist the Cup, he handed it off to veteran Bill Guerin, who hadn't won it since he was with New Jersey in 1995 and played a huge role in Pittsburgh's playoff run. Cup-less...

Joe Who? Post-Sakic Avalanche Continue to Surprise

By Monte StewartApr 15th 2010 – 12:55PM

The Colorado Avalanche show no signs of missing retired superstar Joe Sakic in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Avalanche continued their Cinderella season Wednesday night as they edged the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in their Western Conference quarterfinal series. It was probably fitting that rookie Matt...

How to Pay Tribute to a Superstar

By Bruce CiskieJul 11th 2009 – 11:00PM

Colorado Avalanche star Joe Sakic announced his retirement Thursday. Sakic played for the Quebec/Colorado franchise his entire career, is a sure-shot Hall of Famer, and played a huge role in making the Avalanche viable in Denver.The Avalanche deserve a lot of credit. The event they put together Thursday to officially...

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Joseph Steven "Joe" Sakic (; born July 7, 1969) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and current hockey executive.

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