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Joe Sacco New Coach Of The Avalanche
by Paul on 06/04/09 at 12:16 PM ET
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from Adrian Dater of the Denver Post,
The Avalanche has hired Joe Sacco to be its new coach and will announce the move at a news conference scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Pepsi Center.
Sacco has coached the past two seasons with the Avalanche’s AHL franchise, the Lake Erie Monsters.
Previously, Sacco, 40 was an assistant coach for the Lowell Lock Monsters. He is the youngest head coach in the AHL.
added 2:39pm,...
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the appointment of Joe Sacco as the club’s new head coach. Former Avalanche player Sylvain Lefebvre was named assistant coach.
“The American Hockey League has proven to be a valuable training ground for NHL head coaches and we’re confident that Joe’s experience at that level will be vital to his success with our organization at the NHL level,” said Avalanche General Manager Greg Sherman. “Our franchise has gone that route very successfully in the past.”
“I’m very honored and grateful to the Avalanche organization for giving me this opportunity,” said Sacco, who will become the franchise’s 13th head coach. “This organization has provided me with all the necessary tools and support to be successful and grow as a coach. I’m confident in my abilities and believe the experience I’ve gained will help me succeed in this new challenge.”
Sacco, 40, moves into the Avalanche head coach position after four seasons with the organization serving both as assistant coach (Lowell 2005-06; Albany 2006-07) and head coach (Lake Erie 2007-08, 2008-09) with the club’s American Hockey League affiliates.
Under Sacco’s guidance, the Monsters finished with a 34-38-3-5 record (76 points) in 2008-09, posting eight more wins and 11 more points than they did in their inaugural season of 2007-08. Following the season, Sacco was tabbed as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2009 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Switzerland.
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Be honest here folks. How many of you saw this coming or even expected this?
Posted by Patrick Hoffman from Fairfield, CT on 06/04/09 at 12:46 PM ET
Patrick, I would have assumed something like this happening, once they found out Roy wasn’t going to take the job.
I wish this new guy good luck. You know, except when Colorado plays the Red Wings. Or the Thrashers. 
Posted by Alan from Atlanta on 06/04/09 at 12:59 PM ET
I think these latest moves ensure another cycle of mediocrity for the Avs until they finally bring in some fresh faces and ideologies from outside of the current organization.
Posted by JG on 06/04/09 at 01:29 PM ET
Joe Sacco? There’s a blast from the past. I would have figured he was much older than 40 by now. Lots of new blood in the NHL coaching ranks in the past 5 years, and that’s a good thing. For a while, the NHL was looking like the NFL in terms of retread coaching hires.
Posted by Incognetis from Delaware... Hi... I'm in... Delaware on 06/04/09 at 03:37 PM ET
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who? that’s going to be confusing, sounds too much like the other joe.
Posted by Navarath on 06/04/09 at 12:37 PM ET