Título: Joe Sakic
Seção: Post-playing career
Background: Sakic was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, to Marijan and Slavica Sakic (originally Sakic, Croatian pronunciation: [Sakitc]), immigrants from Croatia in what was then Yugoslavia. Growing up in Burnaby, he did not learn to speak English well until kindergarten, having been raised with Croatian as his mother tongue. At the age of four, Sakic attended his first NHL game, a match between the Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Flames; after watching the game, Sakic decided that he wanted to become a hockey player. As a smaller player, he was forced to use skill rather than size to excel, and modeled himself after his idol, Wayne Gretzky.

Conteúdo: Sakic was drafted 15th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Rather than make the immediate jump, he told the Nordiques management he would prefer to spend the 1987-88 season in Swift Current to prepare for the NHL. He made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, against the Hartford Whalers and registered an assist. His first NHL goal came two days later against goaltender Sean Burke of the New Jersey Devils. During the season, he wore #88 because his preferred number, #19 was already taken by a teammate, Alain Cote. While considered a front-runner for the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year due to his rapid scoring pace, an ankle injury that forced him to miss 10 games in December and the resulting scoring slump helped quash any hopes of winning the award. He would finish his rookie season with 62 points in 70 games.  In 1989-90, his second NHL season, Sakic was able to switch his number back to his familiar #19 (Alain Cote had retired over the summer), and scored 102 points, which was ninth overall in the league. At the start of the next season, 1990-91, he was named co-captain along with Steven Finn (Sakic was captain for home games, Finn for away games) and again passed the 100 point mark, improving to 109 points and sixth overall in the league, but would slip during 1991-92 to 94 points, having missed 11 games. Early on in the season, Sakic showed some of his leadership qualities, even while Mike Hough was serving as captain, as he stood firm i

user: What did he do after he stopped playing hockey?

assistant: After he retired, Sakic decided to take time off from hockey and spent time with his family.

user: Did he take on any other jobs?

assistant: In 2011, two years after his retirement, Sakic returned to the Avalanche to work in their front office.

user: What was his experience there?

assistant: He was named an executive advisor and alternate governor for the team, effective at the end of the 2010-11 season.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: On June 26, 2012, Sakic was selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

user: Did he win any other honors or awards?

assistant: He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 12, 2012, along with Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates.

user: What happened at the induction?

assistant: Sakic was the only member of his class who won the Stanley Cup during his career.

user: DId he have any other jobs?

assistant: On May 10, 2013, the Avalanche promoted Sakic to Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations.

user: Did he do well in that position?

assistant: In this expanded role, Sakic has the final say on all matters regarding hockey personnel.

user: Did he have any hobbies?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What other activities did he participate in?

assistant: Sakic's first Olympic appearance came in 1998 at Nagano, Japan, after the event allowed NHL players to compete for the first time.