Ron Pasco (born February 3, 1972) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player. He is currently serving as an assistant coach at Swiss National League team Lausanne HC.

Playing career

Pasco attended

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where he played NCAA Division I ice hockey with the

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. He turned professional with the 1994–95 season, initially suiting up with the Greensboro Monarchs of the ECHL, before transferring to the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks. He played the following year (1995–96) with IHL's Utah Grizzlies and then spent the 1996–97 season with the

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, before pursuing his professional career in Europe. Pasco played for

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, Kassel Huskies, Kölner Haie, Schwenninger Wild Wings of Germany, Villacher SV and ATSE Graz of Austria, Danish side Rødovre and

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of during his 13-year career in Europe. In Germany, he won three

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championships with

Coaching career

He began his career behind the bench in the youth ranks of German team Kölner Haie and was appointed as assistant coach of the club's

squad in May 2014. Only some months later, in October, the entire Haie coaching staff, including Pasco, was relieved of its duties. On February 18, 2016, he was named assistant coach of German DEL team

and stayed in that job until the end of the 2015-16 season. On July 5, 2016, he was added to the coaching staff of KHL side HC Dinamo Minsk, just like in Mannheim serving as an assistant to

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. He stayed in Minsk until the end of the 2016-17 season. On February 8, 2018, Pasco was named assistant coach of

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National League team Lausanne HC. On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Pasco was named head coach of Lithuania men's national team after Daniel Lacroix joined the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

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* 1972 births Living people Adler Mannheim players ATSE Graz players Canadian ice hockey centres EC VSV players Greensboro Monarchs players Ice hockey people from Ottawa Kassel Huskies players Kölner Haie players Lithuania men's national ice hockey team coaches Rødovre Mighty Bulls players RPI Engineers men's ice hockey players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Tallahassee Tiger Sharks players IF Troja/Ljungby players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Ice hockey coaches Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1970s-stub