John Parco

John Parco
Born	(1971-08-25) August 25, 1971 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Asiago HC (Serie A)
National team	Italy
NHL draft	248th overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1991–2010

John Parco (born August 25, 1971) is an Italian-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played most of his professional career with Asiago HC in the Serie A. He is formerly the head coach of the Soo Thunderbirds in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and was formerly the head coach of Asiago HC and SG Cortina in Serie A. Internationally he represented Italy from 2003 until 2010 highlighted by scoring 3 goals in the Turin Olympics.

Playing career

John Parco, born John Porco, played three seasons of junior hockey for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1988 until 1991. He was drafted 248th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the NHL. Instead Parco joined Asiago HC in Italy for two seasons. In 1993, Parco moved back to North America and split the season with the IHL's San Diego Gulls, the ECHL's Hampton Roads Admirals and the AHL's Saint John Flames. He moved back to Asiago the next season before moving to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, spending two seasons with the Kaufbeurer Adler. He then had a two-year spell with the Ayr Scottish Eagles in the United Kingdom. He returned to Hampton Roads in 1999 for one season before moving back to Britain with the Cardiff Devils. In 2001, he returned to Asiago where he remained as a player until 2010 and then started working as an assistant coach. In 2004, he was player-coach of the team but had little success and was replaced mid-season while remaining as a player. He became head coach of Asiago again in 2012.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars U18	GNML		31	33	49	82	42		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Belleville Bulls	OHL		66	35	33	68	16		5	0	0	0	4
1989–90	Belleville Bulls	OHL		66	34	61	95	46		11	1	4	5	18
1990–91	Belleville Bulls	OHL		63	40	54	94	41		6	5	3	8	4
1991–92	HC Asiago	Italy		14	5	6	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HC Asiago	Italy		37	24	27	51	24		9	5	7	12	6
1994–95	Hampton Roads Admirals	ECHL		54	36	44	80	97		3	4	1	5	0
1994–95	San Diego Gulls	IHL		6	2	1	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Saint John Flames	AHL		3	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Asiago	Italy		32	22	21	43	30		3	2	3	5	0
1996–97	Kaufbeurer Adler	DEL		48	14	21	35	16		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kaufbeurer Adler	DEL		15	3	2	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Ayr Scottish Eagles	BISL		35	11	24	35	6		9	3	3	6	0
1998–99	Ayr Scottish Eagles	BISL		24	6	9	15	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Hampton Roads Admirals	ECHL		52	19	33	52	34		3	1	3	4	2
2000–01	Cardiff Devils	BISL		33	13	14	27	38		4	0	0	0	6
2001–02	HC Asiago	Italy		16	9	7	16	31		1	0	0	0	2
2002–03	HC Asiago	Italy		10	3	5	8	12		11	2	3	5	4
2004–05	HC Asiago	Italy		29	9	13	22	14		9	2	5	7	8
2005–06	HC Asiago	Italy		45	14	27	41	81		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HC Asiago	Italy		32	17	17	34	30		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HC Asiago	Italy		33	17	21	38	24		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Asiago	Italy		36	10	19	29	24		3	2	0	2	4
2009–10	HC Asiago	Italy		37	8	27	35	36		16	3	7	10	8
2010–11	HC Asiago	Italy		8	3	3	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
Italy totals				329	141	193	334	314		52	16	25	41	32

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Italy	WC D1		5	0	3	3	6
2005	Italy	WC D1		5	3	1	4	2
2006	Italy	OG		5	3	1	4	10
2006	Italy	WC		4	0	2	2	4
2007	Italy	WC		6	0	0	0	2
2008	Italy	WC		2	0	0	0	0
2009	Italy	WC D1		5	2	0	2	2
2010	Italy	WC		6	0	0	0	2
Senior totals				38	8	7	15	28

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database