Quebec Nordiques x Joe Sakic [1991-95]

Today's post is what I consider a double throwback. It's the Quebec Nordiques Joe Sakic from their final years in Quebec City.


This would be the road style jersey worn back in the early to mid 1990s. The royal blue CCM sweater features factory pressed team emblems and embroidered letters/numbers in single and double layered tackle twill.


Born on 7 July 1969 in Burnaby, BC, Canada, Joseph Steven Sakic was selected 7th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1987 NHL Draft, scoring 62 points in his rookie season. He would play in his first All-Star Game in 1990, and continue to represent the Nordiques until 1994. In 1992, he became the captain and helped lead the the franchise to their first playoffs appearance in six seasons. He would help them win the Adams Division in 1995.


The following fall, the Quebec Nordiques franchise moved to Denver, renamed themselves the Colorado Avalanche, and captured the Stanley Cup in their first year in the Mile High City. Burnaby Joe recieved the Conn Smythe Award as Playoff MVP with 34 points in 22 games played. In 2001,he won another Stanley Cup Championship and the Hart Trophy as league MVP with 118 points [54 G, 64 A]. He would finally call it a career at the end of the 2008-09 NHL season.


NHL Highlights & Achievements
1378 games played, 635 goals, 1016 assists
2x Stanley Cup Champion [1996, 2001]
Conn Smythe Trophy [1996]
Hart Memorial Award [2001]
13x NHL All-Star [1990-94, 1996-98, 2000-02, 2004, 2007]
NHL All-Star Game MVP [2004]
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy [2001]
Lester B. Pearson Award [2001]
NHL First All-Star Team [2001, 2002, 2004]
Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee [2012]
No. 19 retired by Colorado Avalanche in his honour

"The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. - Joe Sakic

Worst of the Worst Art Show

This weekend, Blue Tile Lounge hosted Worst for the Worst, an art show featuring Anti-Hero Skateboards most prominent artist Todd Francis. My brother and I had the pleasure of meeting the man himself as well as pro skater/DJ John Cardiel.



Here are a bunch of pics taken from the event. Great people and great times, I hope to see something like this again in the near future.



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101 Skateboards x Natas Kaupas x Devil Worship Re-Issue

Recently, Dwindle Dist. has been re-releasing some classic skateboards and this particular one is something I needed for the collection. As luck would have it, a seller posted this online and I immediately scooped it up. Originally released by 101 Skateboards in 1991, this Devil Worship deck was a perfect fit for pro skater Natas Kaupas.


Measuring 9.6" x 31.5", this deck is as original as it gets with rounded nose and square tail. I'm not 100% sure if this is the hand silk screened graphic or heat transferred, but regardless, it's a timeless classic. Ultimately going back to its roots, it's no mystery why the Dwindle Dist. reissue decks are the most wanted among collectors.

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