Joe Sakic, Nordiques (1988-89)

Head coach Ron Lapointe praises the 19-year-old rookie, says he has what it takes to become an NHL superstar Sakic started his NHL career with a 12-game point scoring streak - He amassed 32 points (16 goals, 16 assists) in his first 25 games before going down with an ankle injury - Sakic already had two hat tricks under his belt and was only kept off the score sheet 4 times in 25 games Despite having his great scoring pace slowed by injury, he still finished the season with a respectable 62 points in 70 g