Mike Ramsey

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United StatesUnited States  Mike Ramsey Ice hockey player
Date of birth 3rd December 1960
place of birth Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
size 191 cm
Weight 96 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1979 , 1st round, 11th position
Buffalo Sabers
Career stations
1978-1979 University of Minnesota
1979-1980 USA hockey
1980-1993 Buffalo Sabers
1993-1994 Pittsburgh Penguins
1994-1997 Detroit Red Wings

Michael Allen "Mike" Ramsey (born December 3, 1960 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player and coach who played 1185 games for the Buffalo Sabers , Pittsburgh Penguins and in the course of his active career between 1978 and 1997 Detroit Red Wings has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Ramsey celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the national team of the United States by winning the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid  - the so-called " Miracle on Ice " . He also took part in the NHL All-Star Game four times and was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001 for his services to ice hockey in the United States .

Career

Mike Ramsey began his career as a hockey player at the University of Minnesota , for whose ice hockey team he took part in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the 1978/79 season . With his team, he immediately won the championship of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and the championship of the NCAA. He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1979 in the first round as the eleventh player of the Buffalo Sabers . The 1979/80 season began the defender with Team USA , in whose Olympic preparation he took part and finished it with the Buffalo Sabers in the National Hockey League . In his rookie year in the NHL, he scored two goals and eight assists in a total of 26 games. From 1980 until the end of the 1992/93 season , Ramsey was one of the leading players in the Buffalo Sabers. During this period he took part in the NHL All-Star Game four times (1982, 1983, 1985 and 1986). On March 22, 1993 he was given in exchange for Bob Errey to the Pittsburgh Penguins . There he stayed for a year and a quarter before he was hired as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings . Following the 1996/97 season , the American ended his active career at the age of 36.

From 1997 to 2000 Ramsey was assistant coach of his former club Buffalo Sabers from the NHL. From 2001 to 2010 he held the same position for their league rivals Minnesota Wild .

International

Mike Ramsey at the puck (background) at the Miracle on Ice (1980)

For the USA , Ramsey took part in the junior division exclusively in the 1979 World Junior Championship . At senior level he represented the US at the 1982 World Cup and in the years 1984 and 1987 at the Canada Cup in part. He was also in his country's squad at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , where he and his team won the gold medal.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1978/79 University of Minnesota NCAA 26th 6th 11 17th 30th
1979/80 USA hockey International 56 11 22nd 33 55
1979/80 Buffalo Sabers NHL 13 1 6th 7th 6th 13 1 2 3 12
1980/81 Buffalo Sabers NHL 72 3 14th 17th 56 8th 0 3 3 20th
1981/82 Buffalo Sabers NHL 80 7th 23 30th 56 4th 1 1 2 14th
1982/83 Buffalo Sabers NHL 77 8th 30th 38 55 10 4th 4th 8th 15th
1983/84 Buffalo Sabers NHL 72 9 22nd 31 82 3 0 1 1 6th
1984/85 Buffalo Sabers NHL 79 8th 22nd 30th 102 5 0 1 1 23
1985/86 Buffalo Sabers NHL 76 7th 21st 28 117 - - - - -
1986/87 Buffalo Sabers NHL 80 8th 31 39 109 - - - - -
1987/88 Buffalo Sabers NHL 63 5 16 21st 77 6th 0 3 3 29
1988/89 Buffalo Sabers NHL 56 2 14th 16 84 5 1 0 1 11
1989/90 Buffalo Sabers NHL 73 4th 21st 25th 47 6th 0 1 1 8th
1990/91 Buffalo Sabers NHL 71 6th 14th 20th 46 5 1 0 1 12
1991/92 Buffalo Sabers NHL 66 3 14th 17th 67 7th 0 2 2 8th
1992/93 Buffalo Sabers NHL 33 2 8th 10 20th - - - - -
1992/93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 12 1 2 3 8th 12 0 6th 6th 4th
1993/94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 65 2 2 4th 22nd 1 0 0 0 0
1994/95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 1 2 3 23 15th 0 1 1 4th
1995/96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 47 2 4th 6th 35 15th 0 4th 4th 10
1996/97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
NHL overall 1070 79 266 345 1012 115 8th 29 37 176

International

Represented the USA at:

 

Represented the National Hockey League at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1979 United States June World Cup 6th place 5 1 1 2 10
1980 United States Olympia 1st place, gold 7th 0 2 2 8th
1982 United States WM 8th place 7th 1 0 1 8th
1984 United States Canada Cup 4th Place 6th 1 1 2 6th
1987 NHL All-Stars Date - 2 0 0 0 0
1987 United States Canada Cup 5th place 5 0 1 1 2
Juniors overall 5 1 1 2 10
Men overall 27 2 4th 6th 24

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Ramsey, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ramsey, Michael Allen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd December 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA