David Sacco
David Anthony Sacco (born July 31, 1971) 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.
| David Sacco | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 31, 1971 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 |
 | ||
| NHL Draft |
195th overall, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1993–1998 | ||
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
References
- "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database