Dave Snuggerud
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, Luc Snuggerud, was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Dave Snuggerud | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 20, 1966 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 | ||
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
- Snow, Kevin (November 6, 2014). "#TBT PROFILE: DAVE SNUGGERUD". NHL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database