- Although media guides list his birthplace as Burnaby, he was actually born in Vancouver; he grew up in Burnaby.
- Immediately handed over the Stanley Cup to Raymond Bourque after Commissioner Gary Bettman presented the trophy to him in 2001.
- Cameo appearance with Vincent Lecavalier in Happy Gilmore (1996) as the players in the hockey tryout scenes.
- Survived a bus crash as a member of the Swift Current Broncos on December 30, 1986. The bus was on its way to Regina, Saskatchewan for a game that evening, when it slid off Trans-Canada Highway #1 east of Swift Current. Four of his teammates were killed in the crash. One of them was Brent Ruff, the younger brother of longtime Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff.
- Couldn't speak English until he entered kindergarten.
- Had 2 goals and 2 assists in Canada's gold medal win over Team USA in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- He and wife Debbie have three children, son Mitchell and fraternal twins Chase (boy) and Kamryn (girl).
- Selected by the Quebec Nordiques (now the Colorado Avalanche) 15th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
- Son of Croatian immigrants.
- Won Stanley Cups with Colorado in 1996 and 2001.
- Won the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP), the Lady Byng Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Player) and the Lester B. Pearson Trophy (NHL Player's choice as MVP) in 2001.
- 1988 Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year while playing with Swift Current of the Western Hockey League
- Brother Brian is a minor league veteran hockey player
- Children's names are Mitchell, Chase and Kamryn
- Drafted 15th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in 1987
- He is the All-Time leader in goals, assists and points for the Quebec/Colorado franchise
- Named MVP of 2002 Olympics
- Parents are Croatian immigrants
- Winner of 2001 Hart Trophy , Lady Byng Trophy & Lester B. Pearson Award as well as member of 2001 Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche
- Won Conn Smythe Trophy in 1996 for the Avalanche
- Replaced Dany Heatley on the cover of NHL 2004. (2003)
- Named MVP of the 2004 NHL All Star Game.
- Named to the World Cup roster for Team Canada, along with 13 other NHLers who also won gold in the 2002 Olympics, in Salt Lake City.
- Has a street named after him, called 'Joe Sakic Way' located in Burnaby, British Columbia.
- Played For the Lethbridge (Alberta) and the Swift Current (Saskatchewan) Broncos of the Western Hockey League, from 1985-88
- Tied Moose Jaw Warriors forward Theoren Fleury for the Western Hockey League's scoring title in 1987-1988 season, with 160 points. The league ruled Sakic won the title, since he scored more goals (Sakic had 78 goals to Fleury's 68).
- Sister, Rose, teaches figure skating at WRSSSC.
- Invited to attend Team Canada's 5-day Olympic orientation camp on Aug 15th that starts in Vancouver. (August 2005)
- His net worth is $60 million.
- In 1997 he was offered a $21 million deal to play for the New York Rangers.
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