John Parco

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