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Sakic's jersey retirement ceremony took place on October 1, 2009, before the season opener at home against the San Jose Sharks in front of a sold out crowd where the Avalanche won 5-2.
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As training camp was set to begin for the 2009 – 10 season, Foote was named Sakic's successor on September 11, 2009, becoming the eighth captain in franchise history ( including the Nordiques ) and just the second in Avalanche history.
Sakic's and season
Injuries would again limit Sakic's playing time in the 1997 – 98 season.
Richards holds the record for game-winning goals in a single playoff season with seven in 2004, overtaking Joe Sakic's and Joe Nieuwendyk's record of six.
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At the gold medal game of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City between Canada and the United States, Cole's animated call of Joe Sakic's second goal of the game is also one of his more memorable moments.
He scored five playoff overtime goals, third to Joe Sakic's 8 and Maurice Richard's 6.
jersey and retirement
In 2002, the Kings held a jersey retirement ceremony and erected a life-sized statue of Gretzky outside the Staples Center ; the ceremony was delayed until then so that Bruce McNall, who had recently finished a prison sentence, could attend.
His # 9 jersey number was retired on October 6, 1960, by the Canadiens, less than a month after he announced his retirement.
His # 22 jersey was retired by the Knicks, though not until many years after his retirement ; it is thought the delay was due to DeBusschere's taking a front-office job with the rival New York Nets ( now New Jersey Nets ) of the then-American Basketball Association upon his retirement.
Brett wore his father's famous jersey until his own retirement on October 15, 2005, subsequent to which the number was re-retired.
When the Capitals retired his No. 32 jersey, he was presented with the penalty box from the demolished Capital Centre at the retirement ceremony.
Baden Cooke, who inherited the jersey after Petacchi's retirement, described Petacchi as " soft ".
To avoid leaving Ginebra and playing for the Red Bull team, Caidic announced his retirement and decided to hang up his jersey that year.
On February 6, 2009, Webber returned to Arco Arena, home of the Sacramento Kings to participate in the ceremonies surrounding the retirement of his jersey, # 4.
Shortly after, Vancouver City Council stated that they would honour Linden by declaring the date of his jersey retirement to be Trevor Linden Day in Vancouver.
The University of Tennessee retired White's jersey at a halftime presentation on October 1, 2005 during their game against the University of Mississippi, the third such retirement in the modern era of football at the school ; a commemorative sign was also unveiled in the south end of Neyland Stadium.
After Parent's retirement, the Flyers retired his jersey number ( 1 ) in his honor.
After NHL statisticians discovered a bug in their new stat-tracking software, the " Biron rule " restricted jersey numbers to whole numbers between 1 and 99 ( later limited to numbers between 1 and 98 after the league-wide retirement of number 99 for Wayne Gretzky ).
Additionally he was honored by the Redskins with the retirement of his jersey number, # 33, the only number the team has officially retired.
Smyl was later present as Linden's retirement ceremony as he joined Smyl as the only two players to currently have their jersey numbers retired by the Canucks ( Näslund will join them in that honor during the 2010-11 season ).
In 2006, Brodie's number 12 jersey was brought out of retirement and worn by Trent Dilfer, backup quarterback for the 49ers.
* His game jersey from the night of his retirement is on display in the International Hockey Hall of Fame's museum in Kingston, Ontario.
Although the Steelers do not officially retire jersey numbers, Greene's number 75 has not been issued since his retirement and is understood to be " unofficially retired ".
Bob Swerski and Carl Wollarski also made a special appearance during Michael Jordan's original jersey retirement ceremony at the United Center in 1994.
Robert Jaworski's retired jersey banner at the rafters of the Smart Araneta Coliseum during the retirement ceremonies.
Brown's jersey number, 43, while not officially retired, has not been issued to any other Redskins player since his retirement.
At former St. Louis Blues Brett Hull's jersey retirement ceremony, this song was played as his jersey rose to the rafters.
He had the largest alumni turnout since the Heritage Classic for his jersey retirement.
jersey and ceremony
During the ensuing season, the Canucks retired their second jersey number in team history, hanging Linden's number 16 beside Smyl's number 12 in a pre-game ceremony on December 17, 2008.
Yzerman's # 19 jersey was officially retired on January 2, 2007 during a pre-game ceremony at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
The San Francisco 49ers had his # 8 jersey retired during a halftime ceremony against the New England Patriots on October 5, 2008.
On February 20, 2005, Rice's No. 41 jersey was retired during a ceremony at Michigan's Crisler Arena.
During the ceremony, Riley presented George W. Bush with a jersey before announcing, " I voted for the man.
On May 23, 2008, during a pre-game ceremony in which Biggio received an award for MLB. com's This Year in Baseball 2007 Moment of the Year award for his 3, 000th hit on June 28, the Astros announced that they would retire Craig Biggio's jersey.
The Naval Academy retired Staubach's jersey number (# 12 ) during his graduation ceremony after his senior season.
The Canucks retired Linden's jersey number, 16, from circulation in a pre-game ceremony December 17, 2008, prior to playing the Edmonton Oilers.
On December 5, 2005, the Philadelphia Eagles retired his jersey in a halftime ceremony during the Eagles ' Monday Night Football game with the Seattle Seahawks, who were coached by Mike Holmgren, White's former coach in Green Bay.
Blackman's number 25 jersey was retired by Kansas State in a ceremony at halftime of a game against Iowa State on February 17, 2007.
The Flames made McDonald the first player in franchise history to have his jersey retired when they raised his number 9 to the rafters of the Olympic Saddledome in a ceremony on March 17, 1990.
During the ceremony, former teammate Dee Brown made a speech while two other former teammates, Sherman Douglas and Xavier McDaniel, held up his framed jersey.
On September 4, 1995, Simms ' jersey was retired in a halftime ceremony of a game versus the Dallas Cowboys.
During the emotional post-game ceremony, legendary Canadian singer Anne Murray performed The Maple Leaf Forever, clad in a Leafs jersey.
The Jets retired Martin's No. 28 jersey in a halftime ceremony at New York ’ s season-opening game against the Buffalo Bills on September 9, 2012.
On January 19, 1999, Sehorn's high school jersey # 1 was retired by his alma mater, Mount Shasta High School, in a ceremony emceed by his longtime friend, mentor and former coach, Joe Blevins.
On November 18, 2006, the Montreal Canadiens retired his jersey number ( 18 ) in a special ceremony at Bell Centre.
During the remarkable post-match presentation ceremony Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok jersey bearing Pienaar's number, presented him with the Webb Ellis Cup.
Author Ernesto Sabato was an Estudiantes sympathizer, and was honored with a ceremony where he was given a No. 10 jersey.
After the 1998 – 99 season, Gagné graduated to the pro ranks, and the Remparts retired Gagné's # 12 jersey during a ceremony early on in the 1999 – 2000 season.
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