Mike Ramsey

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Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Pro Clubs	Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	United States
Born	December 3, 1960, Minneapolis, MN, USA
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1979 Buffalo Sabres
Pro Career	1980 – 1996
Hall of Fame	2001

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Gold	1980 Lake Placid	Team

Mike Ramsey (born December 3, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American born former ice hockey defenseman.

[edit] Playing career

He is best known for being a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal in an event known as the Miracle On Ice during the 1980 Winter Olympics. He would go on to play in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings, having one of the most successful NHL careers of the 1980 U.S. Olympians.

Ramsey attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[edit] Post-playing career

He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001 and has been an assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild since 2000.

[edit] See also

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons
• List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Preceded by Mike Foligno

Buffalo Sabres captains 1991-92

Succeeded by Pat LaFontaine

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.