# Brian Sakic

Brian Sakic (born September 4, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

## Playing career

Born in Burnaby, British Columbia, 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.

## Personal life and court case

Brian Sakic was accused, along with fellow Swift Current Broncos teammate, Wade Smith, of gang raping a teenage girl with an undisclosed learning disability in 1989. The case never went to trial, but the complainant did end up going on trial for mischief. During the course of her trial, details of the alleged incident came out and the girl was acquitted, and the likelihood that she had been raped seemed clear, and details of what had allegedly happened to her were quite graphic. An ensuing trial of Sakic and Smith seemed likely. However, the prosecutors chose not to pursue charges, despite the fact that both players admitted to having had intercourse with the complainant, with the only difference between the complainant's story and the players' was that she said she had begged them to stop while they said she had begged for more. Sakic and Smith were both traded away from Swift Current and were never charged or tried. The story of this alleged rape is also chronicled on the Canadaland Commons Podcast's season on Hockey in episode 6: The Problem Hockey Won't Name

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | WHL totals | WHL totals | 343 | 186 | 405 | 591 | 126 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 26 |
| CoHL/UHL totals | CoHL/UHL totals | CoHL/UHL totals | 396 | 173 | 455 | 628 | 106 | 59 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 8 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| WHL |||
| West Second All-Star Team | 1990 |
| West First All-Star Team | 1991 |
| CHL |||
| Memorial Cup (Swift Current Broncos) | 1989 |