Joe Battista

Joe Battista
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Biographical details
Born (1960-07-06) July 6, 1960
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–2006 Penn State Icers

Joe Battista (born July 6, 1960) is an American ice hockey coach and sports executive. Since 2013 he has served as the Vice President of Hockey-Related Businesses for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]

Battista graduated in 1983 from the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University.

He was head coach of the Penn State's men's club hockey team, the Penn State Icers, from 1987 to 2006.

In 1991, Battista was a founding member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).[2]

In 2003 he served as head coach for Team USA at the World University Games held in Tarvisio, Italy.

In 2004, Battista was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://sabres.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=94184
  2. ↑ http://achahockey.org/view/achahockey/about-the-acha/acha-hall-of-fame-2/joe-battista-1
  3. ↑ http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_1b1bd9b0-12aa-5a7d-a6c8-0f64e5da67d7.html

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