The Burnaby, BC product was also a member of Team Canada’s gold medal-winning team at the 1988 IIHF World Junior Championship.
There was a tie for the WHL Top Scorer award between Sakic and Theoren Fleury as both players had 160 points, but Sakic finished with a League-best 78 goals. The following season, Sakic was named the CHL Player of the Year as well as the WHL’s Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. After notching 133 points (60g-73a) in 72 games, Sakic received Most Valuable Player and WHL Rookie of the Year honours in the Eastern Conference. Sakic and his teammates dedicated the season to their four fallen brothers.
However, tragedy struck in the form of a bus crash on December 30, 1986. During the 1986-87 season, the Broncos relocated back to Swift Current after 12 years in Lethbridge. Joe Sakic spent two campaigns as a member of the Swift Current Broncos from 1986 to 1988. #1 Joe Sakic (Swift Current Broncos, 1986-88) The Top 50 WHL Players of All-Time countdown will conclude next Wednesday, May 4th at the 2016 WHL Awards in Calgary, as the top-three are announced. From this list, WHL fans voted at to select the Top 50 WHL Players of All-Time. As part of the Western Hockey League’s 50 th Season celebrations, a panel of historians selected the top 125 players in WHL history this past September.
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