Topic: Joe Sacco

Phoenix's Tippett wins Adams Award as NHL coach of the yearDave Tippett of the Phoenix Coyotes has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's most outstanding coach.Tippett was honored Wednesday over Colorado's Joe Sacco and Nashville's Barry Trotz at the NHL ...
Healthy Budaj stops 28 shots in first start of season, Avs beats Coyotes 4-1Feeling much better after a recent bout with swine flu, Peter Budaj made his long-awaited season debut.Not that many were on hand to see it.Playing in front of the ...

Avalanche hire Sacco as head coach

DENVER (Reuters) - The Colorado Avalanche appointed Joe Sacco as head coach on Thursday, a day after firing Tony Granato and naming Greg Sherman as general manager.Sacco, who spent four seasons with the club's American Hockey League affiliates, takes charge after the ...

Sacco named coach of NHL Avalanche

Joe Sacco, who spent 13 years playing in the National Hockey League and helped the United States place fourth at the 1992 Winter Olympics, was named coach of the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.The 40-year-old American has coached Colorado's top development club for ...
Avalanche promote Joe Sacco from minors to coach; move comes a day after team fires GranatoThe Colorado Avalanche hired Joe Sacco of the AHL as their coach on Thursday, a day after firing Tony Granato and shaking up their front office.Sacco inherits ...