[2] Following his collegiate career, Sator joined the Long Island Ducks of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) in the following year.

[7][8][9] He implemented a buttoned-down defensive style, under which the team finished with a record of 36-38-6, good for fourth place in the Patrick Division.

[11][2] Despite the playoff run, General Manager Craig Patrick, whose contract had expired, was not retained by the Rangers for the following season.

[2] Sator returned to the United States and NHL the following season, taking an assistant coaching position with the St. Louis Blues.

[1] Beginning in 1997, Sator began a successful five year coaching stint with the New Orleans Brass,[1] where he was also Director of Player Personnel.

[1] From 2007 to 2009 he served as head coach of the Hungarian Austrian Hockey League team Alba Volán Székesfehérvár.

The team stunned top seeded Graz 99ers in the Quarterfinals, winning the series in six games, before suffering elimination to eventual champions EC Red Bull Salzburg in the semi-finals.

[24] For the 2011-2012 season, he was hired aas assistant coach of the Lindenwood University men's ice hockey team.

[2] Sator served as the head coach of the Slovenian national ice hockey team during the 2006-2007 season,[1] bringing them back into the A Pool.