Rather than make the immediate jump , he told the Nordiques management he would prefer to spend the 1987 -- 88 season in Swift Current to prepare for the NHL .
Sakic was drafted 15th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft .
Rather than make the immediate jump , Sakic told the Quebec Nordiques management Sakic would prefer to spend the 1987 -- 88 season in Swift Current to prepare for the NHL .
Sakic was drafted 15th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft .