David Sacco

David Sacco
Born (1970-07-31) July 31, 1970 (age 53)
Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
SC Bern
National team  United States
NHL Draft 195th overall, 1988
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1993–1998

David Anthony Sacco (born July 31, 1970)[1] is an American former professional ice hockey player. Drafted 195th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Sacco played 35 games in the National Hockey League between 1994 and 1996 with the Maple Leafs and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, scoring a total of 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points and collecting 22 penalty minutes. He represented the United States as part of the US national ice hockey team at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He spent one season in Switzerland for SC Bern before retiring.

His older brother Joe Sacco also played in the NHL and is currently an assistant coach with the Boston Bruins. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts and raised in Medford, Massachusetts.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 Medford High School HS-MA
1988–89 Boston University HE 35 14 29 43 40
1989–90 Boston University HE 3 0 4 4 2
1990–91 Boston University HE 40 21 40 61 24
1991–92 Boston University HE 35 14 33 47 30
1992–93 Boston University HE 40 25 37 62 86
1993–94 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 5 3 1 4 2
1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 1 1 2 4
1993–94 United States National Team Intl 32 8 20 28 88
1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 8 0 2 2 0
1994–95 San Diego Gulls IHL 45 11 25 36 57 4 3 1 4 0
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 25 14 16 30 18 2 0 1 1 4
1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 23 4 10 14 18
1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 51 18 38 56 30 1 0 2 2 0
1997–98 SC Bern NLA 16 5 12 17 47
NHL totals 35 5 13 18 22

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1993 United States WC 6 0 0 0 0
1994 United States OLY 8 3 5 8 12
Senior totals 14 3 5 8 12

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East First Team 1991–92
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1991–92
All-Hockey East First Team 1992–93
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1992–93
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1993 [2]

References

  1. ^ "David Sacco Stats and News".
  2. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

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