Joe Sacco

Joseph Sacco (born February 4, 1969 in Medford, Massachusetts) is a retired National Hockey League player and current head coach of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche. His younger brother David Sacco also played in the NHL.
==Career==
=== Playing career ===
Drafted in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sacco played for Boston University before joining the Leafs. Sacco also played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Islanders, Washington Capitals, and Philadelphia Flyers. In 738 NHL games, he had 94 goals and 119 assists. 
=== Coaching career ===
In the 2005–06 season, two years into retirement from playing, Sacco was hired as an assistant coach for the Lowell Lock Monsters, affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. On May 7, 2007, after two years as an assistant, Sacco was named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche's new AHL franchise, the Lake Erie Monsters. Sacco then led the Monsters for the next two season's and whilst recording somewhat unimpressive season's numbers with limited resources was credited with helping development of younger players to the NHL. 
On June 4, 2009, a day after Avalanche head coach Tony Granato was fired, Sacco was promoted and unveiled as the new head coach of the Colorado Avalanche for the 2009–10 season.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1987–88 	Boston University 	HE 		34 	14 	22 	36 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Boston University 	HE 		33 	21 	19 	40 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Boston University 	HE 		44 	28 	24 	52 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 		49 	18 	17 	35 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		20 	0 	5 	5 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		17 	7 	4 	11 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		1 	1 	1 	2 	0
1992–93 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		37 	14 	16 	30 	45 		7 	6 	4 	10 	2
1992–93 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		23 	4 	4 	8 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 		84 	19 	18 	37 	61 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 		41 	10 	8 	18 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 		76 	13 	14 	27 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 		77 	12 	17 	29 	35 		11 	2 	0 	2 	2
1997–98 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 		55 	8 	11 	19 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		25 	3 	3 	6 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		73 	3 	0 	3 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		79 	7 	16 	23 	50 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4
2000–01 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		69 	7 	7 	14 	48 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2001–02 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		65 	0 	7 	7 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		6 	4 	3 	7 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		34 	1 	5 	6 	20 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		738 	94 	119 	213 	421 		26 	2 	0 	2 	8
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 
===Coaching record===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Regular season 	Playoffs
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	OTL 	Pts 	Division rank 	Result 	—
LEM 	2007–08 	80 	26 	41 	13 	65 	6<SUP>th</SUP> in North	Did not qualify	—
LEM 	2008–09 	80 	34 	38 	8 	76 	6<SUP>th</SUP> in North	Did not qualify	—
AHL total	AHL total	160 	60 	79 	21 	— 	— 	— 	—
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