Brian Sakic

Ice hockey player
Brian Sakic
Born (1971-09-04) September 4, 1971 (age 52)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Erie Panthers
Flint Generals
Austin Ice Bats
NHL Draft 93rd overall, 1990
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1992–1999

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,[1] and points, with 591.[2] His jersey number has been retired by the Tri-City Americans.

Sakic retired from professional hockey in 1999.[3]

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.[4] 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[5][6]

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Record Book". Retrieved 2007-09-10. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Record Book". Archived from the original on 2007-08-05. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  3. ^ Sell, Dave (1990-06-27). "Capitals Say Sakic Selection Followed Close Look at Case". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ "Capitals say Sakic selection followed close look at case". Washington Post. June 27, 1990. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hockey 6: The problem hockey won't name". canadaland.com. July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "God and Monsters: more disturbing stories about hockey violence against women". playthegame.org. August 29, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database