John Parco is an Italian

Italy

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-Canadian

Canada

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  professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player who plays for Asiago HC in the Serie A

Serie A (hockey)

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. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship

2010 IIHF World Championship

The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen...

 as a member of the Italian National men's ice hockey team.

Playing career

Parco played three seasons of junior hockey for the Belleville Bulls

Belleville Bulls

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 of the Ontario Hockey League

Ontario Hockey League

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 (OHL) from 1988 until 1991. He was drafted 248th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

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 in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft

1991 NHL Entry Draft

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 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

ECHL

The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

's Hampton Roads Admirals

Hampton Roads Admirals

The Hampton Roads Admirals were an American professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They played in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope Arena....

 and the AHL

American Hockey League

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's Saint John Flames

Saint John Flames

The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate....

. He moved back to Asiago the next season before moving to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany

Germany

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, spending two seasons with the Kaufbeuren Adler. He then had a two year spell with the Ayr Scottish Eagles

Ayr Scottish Eagles

The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and the club's main sponsor was Barr Construction...

 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. He returned to Hampton Roads in 1999 for one season before moving back to Britain with the Cardiff Devils

Cardiff Devils

The Cardiff Devils are a Welsh ice hockey team who play in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. The team currently plays in the temporary Cardiff Arena...

. In 2001 he returned to Asiago where he remains today. In 2004, he became player-coach of the team but had little success and was replaced mid-season while remaining as a player. John had once had a car named "Louise".

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