Michael Sauer (ice hockey player)

United States Michael Sauer

Date of birth	August 7, 1987
place of birth	St. Cloud , Minnesota , USA
size	191 cm
Weight	97 kg

position	defender
number	# 38
Shot hand	Right

Draft

NHL Entry Draft	2005 , 2nd round, 40th position New York Rangers

Career stations

2004-2006	Portland Winter Hawks
2006-2007	Medicine Hat Tigers
2007-2010	Hartford Wolf Pack
2010-2013	New York Rangers

Michael Sauer (born August 7, 1987 in St. Cloud , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who has played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League during his active career .

Career

Michael Sauer began his career as a hockey player in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League , in which he was active from 2004 to 2007 for the Portland Winter Hawks and Medicine Hat Tigers . With the Medicine Hat Tigers he won the President's Cup , the championship title of the WHL, in the 2006/07 season . During his junior years, the defender was selected in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in the second round as a total of 40th player by the New York Rangers . From 2007 to 2010 he played mostly for their farm team Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League , where he came in the 2008/09 season parallel to his debut in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. In three games he remained without point and punishment. In the 2010/11 season , the American earned a regular place with the New York Rangers, for which he scored 16 points, including three goals, in a total of 81 NHL games.

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season	3	98	4th	14th	18th	96
NHL playoffs	1	5	0	1	1	0
AHL regular season	3	177	13	33	46	160
AHL playoffs	2	8th	0	0	0	10

(Status: end of the 2012/13 season)

Michael Sauer's brothers Kent and Kurt also became professional ice hockey players. While Kent was only active in various minor leagues , Kurt was in a total of 400 NHL games for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Colorado Avalanche and Phoenix Coyotes .