Dave Snuggerud

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Dave Snuggerud
Born (1966-06-20) June 20, 1966 (age 55)
Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
San Jose Sharks
Philadelphia Flyers
National team  United States
NHL Draft 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1989–1995

David Wilmer Snuggerud (born June 20, 1966) is a retired American professional ice hockey right wing who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft out of the University of Minnesota. Snuggerud's nephew, , was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career[]

After playing three seasons for the Golden Gophers and one for the U.S. National Team, Snuggerud joined the Sabres for the 1989–90 season. After two-plus seasons with the Sabres, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks during the 1991–92 season in exchange for Wayne Presley.

Snuggerud finished his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1992–93 season. After one year playing with the IHL's Minnesota Moose, Snuggerud retired. He was a sixth-grade gold team science teacher at Wayzata East Middle School. In his NHL career, Snuggerud appeared in 265 games. He scored 30 goals and added 54 assists. He had 2 fights total in his career.

He also played for Team USA in the 1988 Winter Olympics.[1]

Snuggerud is now the founder/headmaster at Breakaway Academy in Chaska, Minnesota and the head coach at Chaska High School.[1]

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1988–89 [2]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1988–89 [3]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Hopkins High School HSMN 17 10 19 29 30 — — — — —
1984–85 Minneapolis Stars USHL 48 38 35 73 26 9 3 3 6
1985–86 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 14 18 32 47 — — — — —
1986–87 University of Minnesota WCHA 39 30 29 59 38 — — — — —
1987–88 United States National Team Intl 51 14 21 35 26 — — — — —
1988–89 University of Minnesota WCHA 45 29 20 49 39 — — — — —
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 14 16 30 41 6 0 0 0 2
1990–91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 9 15 24 32 6 1 3 4 4
1991–92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 55 3 15 18 36 — — — — —
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 25 4 5 9 14 — — — — —
1992–93 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 14 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL 72 25 23 48 57 3 0 1 1 2
NHL totals 265 30 54 84 127 12 1 3 4 6

International[]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1988 United States OG 6 3 2 5 4
1989 United States WC 10 4 1 5 2
Senior totals 16 7 3 10 6

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Snow, Kevin (November 6, 2014). "#TBT PROFILE: DAVE SNUGGERUD". NHL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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