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Canadian ice hockey player
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Birth:
4 September 1971
The details
Biography
Introduction
Brian Sakic (born September 4, 1971 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career
Sakic started his junior career with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). His brother, Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Sakic, was also on the team. Brian was drafted in the fifth round, 93rd overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals; however, he never played a single game in the NHL. He set WHL records for career assists, with 405, and points, with 591. His jersey number has been retired by the Tri-City Americans.
Sakic retired from professional hockey in 1999.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 65 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 71 | 36 | 64 | 100 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1989–90 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 58 | 47 | 92 | 139 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 69 | 40 | 122 | 162 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 72 | 45 | 83 | 128 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1992–93 | Erie Panthers | ECHL | 51 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Flint Generals | CoHL | 64 | 39 | 86 | 125 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Flint Generals | CoHL | 62 | 28 | 85 | 113 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Flint Generals | CoHL | 74 | 30 | 66 | 96 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Flint Generals | CoHL | 53 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Flint Generals | UHL | 72 | 21 | 99 | 120 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Flint Generals | UHL | 71 | 36 | 72 | 108 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | ||
| WHL totals | 343 | 186 | 405 | 591 | 126 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 26 | ||||
| CoHL/UHL totals | 396 | 173 | 455 | 628 | 106 | 59 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 8 | ||||