Brian Sakic

Brian Sakic (born September 4, 1971 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Sakic started his junior career with the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL. His brother, currently a star player for the NHL's Colorado Avalanche, 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 would never play a single game in the NHL. However, he did manage to set WHL records for career assists, with 405, [cite web | last = | first = | title = Record Book | url=http://www.chl.ca/CHLRecordBook/mostassistsscareer.html | accessdate = 2007-09-10 ] and points, with 591. [cite web
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Sakic retired from professional hockey in 1999.

Career statistics

External links

*hockeydb|4738

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