Joe Battista

Joe Battista (born July 6, 1960) is an American ice hockey coach and sports executive. From 2013-2015 he served as the Vice President of Hockey-Related Businesses for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).http://sabres.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=94184 Since 2016 he has been the owner of Pragmatic Passion LLC consulting focusing on Keynote and Motivational Speaking, Success Coaching, and Business Development. 
Battista graduated in 1983 from the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University.
He was head coach of the Penn State's NCAA Division I men's hockey team, the[Penn State Icers, from 1987 to 2006.
In 1991, Battista was a founding member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).http://achahockey.org/view/achahockey/about-the-acha/acha-hall-of-fame-2/joe-battista-1 
In 2003 he served as head coach for Team USA at the World University Games held in Tarvisio, Italy. 
In 2004, Battista was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_1b1bd9b0-12aa-5a7d-a6c8-0f64e5da67d7.html
==References==
==External links==
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*Joe Battista's profile at Eliteprospects.com
*Buffalo Sabres - Joe Battista bio
Category:American ice hockey coaches