Ted Sator
Encyclopedia
Ted Sator is an American
professional ice hockey coach
.
. During the 1971–72 campaign for the NCAA team Sator played 27 games, where he tallied 5 goals and assisted on 6 others. He also racked up 45 penalty minutes during the season. During his senior year at Bowling Green he was selected to play with the U.S. World Team in Lake Placid. Sator's playing career came to an end the following year due to a knee injury when he played 3 games for the Long Island Ducks
of the EHL
.
coaching career in 1983 with the Philadelphia Flyers
. After working with Mike Keenan
during the 1984–85 season, Sator was named head coach of the New York Rangers
taking them to the Conference Finals in his first year and lost to the Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens. The following season, General Manager Craig Patrick was replaced by Phil Esposito and after only 19 games into the season Sator was replaced by Tom Webster. His time away from behind the bench was short lived, as he was named head coach of the Buffalo Sabres
the following year. In his first full season with the Buffalo Sabres they achieved the biggest point improvement in the NHL. He coached them to two third-place finishes but was unable to get the team past the Stanley Cup finalist Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup
playoffs, and was relieved of his coaching duties in 1989.
Over the next 10 years, Sator was an assistant coach with the Boston Bruins
, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers
, and Vancouver Canucks
(where he split time between Vancouver and the Canucks American Hockey League
farm team, the Syracuse Crunch
. Beginning in 1997, Sator began a successful 5-year coaching stint with the New Orleans Brass
, where he was also Director of Player Personnel in which the team never failed to qualify for the playoffs and never had a losing season.
Note: Sator was fired after 19 games in the 1986–87 season, and replaced by Tom Webster.
teams and has sat on the Executive Board of USA Hockey
. In addition, Sator has put his B.S. and M.Ed. degrees to use for over 30 years as an instructor at Huron Hockey School and is also an instructor with EHK Sports Hockey Camps.
Sator not only has coaching experience in North America, but has spent time coaching in Italy
, Sweden
and Finland
. In his first year coaching in the Italian Elite League, Sator's team went undefeated on its way to back-to-back championships. He was Assistant Coach with Team USA in Vienna for the 1996 World Championships where the team took its first medal in 36 years. He has 9 years combined coaching experience in the Finnish and Swedish Elite League, most recently as head coach of Espoo Blues
in the SM-liiga
. Sator was until recently the head coach of the Slovenian national ice hockey team
, bringing them back into the A Pool. From 2007 to 2009 he served as Head Coach of the Hungarian Austrian Hockey League
team Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
. Recently he is the head coach of the Hungarian national ice hockey team
and newly appointed head coach of KHL Medveščak from Zagreb, Croatia.
United States
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professional ice hockey coach
Coach (ice hockey)
Coach in ice hockey is the person responsible for directing the team during games and practices, prepares strategy and decides which players will participate in games....
.
Playing career
Ted Sator played for parts of two seasons (1969–70 and 1971–72) for Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
. During the 1971–72 campaign for the NCAA team Sator played 27 games, where he tallied 5 goals and assisted on 6 others. He also racked up 45 penalty minutes during the season. During his senior year at Bowling Green he was selected to play with the U.S. World Team in Lake Placid. Sator's playing career came to an end the following year due to a knee injury when he played 3 games for the Long Island Ducks
Long Island Ducks
The Long Island Ducks is an American professional baseball team based in Central Islip, New York. They are a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
of the EHL
Eastern Hockey League
-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
.
North American professional coaching career
Sator began his NHLNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
coaching career in 1983 with the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. After working with Mike Keenan
Mike Keenan
Michael Edward Keenan is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Calgary Flames, and former General Manager of the Florida Panthers. He is currently working as an analyst for the New York Rangers on MSG Network.Keenan was a player for the St...
during the 1984–85 season, Sator was named head coach of the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
taking them to the Conference Finals in his first year and lost to the Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens. The following season, General Manager Craig Patrick was replaced by Phil Esposito and after only 19 games into the season Sator was replaced by Tom Webster. His time away from behind the bench was short lived, as he was named head coach of the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
the following year. In his first full season with the Buffalo Sabres they achieved the biggest point improvement in the NHL. He coached them to two third-place finishes but was unable to get the team past the Stanley Cup finalist Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
playoffs, and was relieved of his coaching duties in 1989.
Over the next 10 years, Sator was an assistant coach with the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...
, and Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
(where he split time between Vancouver and the Canucks American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
farm team, the Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...
. Beginning in 1997, Sator began a successful 5-year coaching stint with the New Orleans Brass
New Orleans Brass
The New Orleans Brass was a hockey team in the ECHL from 1997-2002. The team was at one time affiliated with the San Jose Sharks. Home games were played first at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium and then at the New Orleans Arena....
, where he was also Director of Player Personnel in which the team never failed to qualify for the playoffs and never had a losing season.
Coaching statistics (North America)
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PCT | Playoff Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL | Head Coach | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 0 | .487 | Lost in Round 3 |
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | Head Coach | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .348 | |
| 1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
NHL | Head Coach | 80 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 0 | .531 | Lost in Round 1 |
| 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Head Coach | 80 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 0 | .519 | Lost in Round 1 |
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1993–94 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Hartford Whalers Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97... |
NHL | Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Syracuse Crunch Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... |
NHL | Assistant Coach | |||||||
| 1997–98 | New Orleans Brass New Orleans Brass The New Orleans Brass was a hockey team in the ECHL from 1997-2002. The team was at one time affiliated with the San Jose Sharks. Home games were played first at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium and then at the New Orleans Arena.... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
Head Coach | 70 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 0 | .586 | Lost in Round 1 |
| 1998–99 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | Head Coach | 70 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 0 | .521 | Lost in Round 3 |
| 1999–00 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | Head Coach | 70 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 7 | .564 | Lost in Round 1 |
| 2000–01 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | Head Coach | 72 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 0 | .569 | Lost in Round 2 |
| 2001–02 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | Head Coach | 72 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | .528 | Lost in Round 1 |
Note: Sator was fired after 19 games in the 1986–87 season, and replaced by Tom Webster.
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- Note: Sator was the Assistant Coach for Team USA in the Canada CupCanada Cup (ice hockey)The Canada Cup was an invitational international ice hockey tournament held on five occasions between 1976 and 1991. The tournament was created to meet demand for a true world championship that allowed the best players from participating nations to compete regardless of their status as professional...
in 19841984 Canada CupThe 1984 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984. The best-of-three final took place between Canada and Sweden, with Canada winning two games to nil...
and 19871987 Canada CupThe 1987 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, Ontario, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team Canada....
.
- Note: Sator was the Assistant Coach for Team USA in the Canada Cup
USA Hockey and coaching in Europe
Ted Sator served as Bob Johnson's assistant coach on 2 Canada CupCanada Cup (ice hockey)
The Canada Cup was an invitational international ice hockey tournament held on five occasions between 1976 and 1991. The tournament was created to meet demand for a true world championship that allowed the best players from participating nations to compete regardless of their status as professional...
teams and has sat on the Executive Board of USA Hockey
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
. In addition, Sator has put his B.S. and M.Ed. degrees to use for over 30 years as an instructor at Huron Hockey School and is also an instructor with EHK Sports Hockey Camps.
Sator not only has coaching experience in North America, but has spent time coaching in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. In his first year coaching in the Italian Elite League, Sator's team went undefeated on its way to back-to-back championships. He was Assistant Coach with Team USA in Vienna for the 1996 World Championships where the team took its first medal in 36 years. He has 9 years combined coaching experience in the Finnish and Swedish Elite League, most recently as head coach of Espoo Blues
Espoo Blues
The Blues are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Espoo, Finland at the Barona Areena.-Team history:The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo and played their first season in 1984-1985 in the Finnish Second Division...
in the SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
. Sator was until recently the head coach of the Slovenian national ice hockey team
Slovenian national ice hockey team
The Slovenian men's national ice hockey team, also known as the Lynx , is currently ranked 18th in the world by IIHF as of the 2011 IIHF World Ranking. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Slovenia has only 943 players . Their best ever record is 13th place and highest...
, bringing them back into the A Pool. From 2007 to 2009 he served as Head Coach of the Hungarian Austrian Hockey League
Austrian Hockey League
The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:...
team Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
SAPA AV19 Székesfehérvár is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in OB I bajnokság, in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League and in MOL Liga...
. Recently he is the head coach of the Hungarian national ice hockey team
Hungarian national ice hockey team
The Hungarian men's national ice hockey team has participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games. They are currently ranked 20th in the world by the IIHF. It is controlled by the Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség...
and newly appointed head coach of KHL Medveščak from Zagreb, Croatia.