Ray Bourque News Archives

Going through old boxes the other day, it struck me that Colorado hockey in some ways has come full circle.

Don't get me wrong, I expected to see Tom Watson plenty of times this weekend - in grainy film footage from 1977, with long, red hair, rainbow-plaid pants, and an extra small green shirt... by Kyle Beakley 33 reads Preview/Prediction Don't get me wrong, I expected to see Tom Watson plenty of times this weekend - in grainy film footage from 1977, ...

Last Thursday, longtime NHL center Joe Sakic closed the curtain on his 20-year career.

Tears were flowing as Burnaby Joe's three-year countdown to Hockey Hall of Fame induction officially began Thursday.

Stoic Joe Sakic finally cracked, allowing for a rare show of emotion. Delivering a speech that had kept him up most of the night fretting, the longtime Colorado Avalanche captain broke down, his voice betraying him as he stared into a room packed with family, friends and teammates -- even the governor of the state.

Oh, sure, we add up those humongous numbers and call him the greatest now, as if making up for lost time.

Colorado Avalanche Joe Sakic holds back tears with his wife Debbie Sakic looking as he reads his retirement speech during a press conference at the Inverness Hotel.

Joe Sakic, along with his wife, Debbie, laugh during a question-and-answer session following his retirement announcement at the Inverness Hotel yesterday.

Joe Sakic spent his entire career with the Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques franchise.

Twice in a Colorado Avalanche sweater, both times with the captain's "C" near his shoulder, Joe Sakic has accepted the Stanley Cup from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

Joe Sakic, the Colorado Avalanche's longtime captain who led the team to two Stanley Cup titles, is retiring after a 20-year NHL career, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

NHL teams still have all the self-control of my wife at a shoe sale. Every year, there are several teams that leave a trail of disbelief around the league at the money they've lavished on free agents.

Philip Samuelsson is headed to Boston College this fall to play hockey, and his father figures that alone is proof of the kid's mental toughness.