Thread: Avalanche's Joe Sakic inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

TORONTO — On Oct. 23, 1973, 4-year-old Joseph Steven Sakic sat for the first time in the stands of an NHL game, between the Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Flames at the Pacific Coliseum. He sat with his father, Marijan, and told him "I want to be a hockey player."

Only, he didn't say it in English. It was in the tongue of his parents' native Croatia.

Zelim biti hokejas.

Thirty nine years later, with Marijan and his wife, Slavica, sitting in the stands of the Esso Theater at the Hockey Hall of Fame, Sakic told his parents something else, this time in English.

Thank you.

"Today I stand here, feeling very blessed," Sakic said Monday night, after being inducted into the Hall of Fame. "I know I couldn't have done this without you guys. I know it wasn't always easy for you. You guys always found a way to help get me what I needed. I can't thnk you enough for that."

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One of the best ever...long live Super Joe and his twisted wrister.

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