Saturday, June 6, 2009

Joe Sacco takes over Colorado Avalanche bench


Joe Sacco, 40, has worked in the Avs' organization since 2005, after a 13-year career in the NHL with five teams. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post)

The newest coach of the Avalanche is a man who doesn't pronounce his R's all that well, being born and bred in the blue-collar Massachusetts town of Medford. Joe Sacco's favorite letter of the alphabet is W — as in wins — but they were not pronounced with the Avs much last season, either.

On Thursday, the Avalanche entrusted the head coaching job to the 40-year-old Sacco, hoping to turn L's into W's after the most dismal season in team history.

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