Mike Ramsey (ice hockey)
| Mike Ramsey | |||||||||||||||||
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 Ramsey with the Buffalo Sabres in 1988 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born |
December 3, 1960 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position |
Defense | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft |
11th overall, 1979 Buffalo Sabres | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1980–1996 | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Michael Allen Ramsey (born December 3, 1960) is an
defenseman who played 1,070 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings between 1980 and 1997, after helping the United States men's national ice hockey team win the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics
.
Playing career
Amateur
Ramsey attended
Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. He was considered the top high school defenseman in Minnesota as a senior in 1977–78. He also attended the U.S. National Junior training camp in summer of 1978 and participated in the 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while playing at the University of Minnesota
.
Ramsey was the youngest member of the
Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, in an event known as the Miracle on Ice. The American team, which went on to defeat Finland for the gold medal, was coached by Herb Brooks
, who was Ramsey's coach at the University of Minnesota.
Professional
Drafted 11th overall by the
Rendez-Vous '87. Ramsey also served as the Sabres' team captain from 1990 to 1992. He continued to play for Team USA during this time, participating in the 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships and the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cup
tournaments.
Ramsey's old coach in Buffalo,
1996-97
season before retiring.
Post-playing career
Ramsey returned to Minnesota after finishing his NHL career where he ran a sporting goods store named "Gold Medal Sports" and played senior league hockey. He returned to the NHL in 1997 to serve as an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres, and in 2000 he took a similar position with the Minnesota Wild. He was with the Wild until June 2010.
He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.
Family
Ramsey has three children: Hannah, Rachel and Jack. Hannah is a student at the
2014 NHL Entry Draft, played his sophomore and junior hockey seasons at Minnetonka High School before forgoing his senior season to play with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL
. As of 2017 he is playing at the University of Minnesota.
In popular culture
Ramsey was played by
Disney film Miracle, which was about the Miracle on Ice
hockey team.
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All- All-Tournament Team
|
1979
|
[2] |
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986)
- Played in NHL Rendez-Vous '87
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Roosevelt High School
|
HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79
|
University of Minnesota | WCHA | 26 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | United States National Team | Intl | 56 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1983–84 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 72 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 63 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 56 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1989–90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 66 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,070 | 79 | 266 | 345 | 1,012 | 115 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 176 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | United States | WJC
|
6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1980 | United States | OG
|
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
1982
|
United States | WC
|
8th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1984 | United States | CC | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1987 | United States | CC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | ||||
See also
- List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
- List of NHL players with 1,000 games played
- Miracle on Ice
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ramsey's bio at hockeydraftcentral.com
Note: Ramsey was named Sabres captain during the 1990–91 NHL season (after Foligno was traded). He later resigned the captaincy during the 1992–93 NHL season, in favor of LaFontaine.