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{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| image = 
| image_size = 
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]] 
| played_for = [[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[San Jose Sharks]]<br>[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 190
| ntl_team = USA
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|6|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]], [[Minnesota]], U S.
| draft = [[1987 NHL Supplemental Draft]]
| draft_team = [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| career_start = 1989
| career_end = 1995
}}

'''David Wilmer Snuggerud''' (born June 20, 1966) is an American former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right wing]] who played in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) between 1989 and 1993. He was drafted by the [[Buffalo Sabres]] in the [[1987 NHL Supplemental Draft]] out of the [[University of Minnesota]]. Internationally Snuggerud played for the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|American national team]] at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] and the [[1989 Ice Hockey World Championships|1989 World Championships]].

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

Snuggerud finished his NHL career with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]]. After one year playing with the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|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 the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|American national team]] at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] and the [[1989 Ice Hockey World Championships|1989 World Championships]].<ref name = "profile"/>

Snuggerud is founder and headmaster at Breakaway Academy in Chaska, Minnesota and the head coach at [[Chaska High School]].<ref name = "profile"/>

==Personal life==
Snuggerud's nephew, [[Luc Snuggerud]], was drafted by the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in the [[2014 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref name = "profile">{{cite web |last1=Snow |first1=Kevin |title=#TBT PROFILE: DAVE SNUGGERUD |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/tbt-profile-dave-snuggerud/c-738019 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 15, 2019 |date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> Snuggerud's son, [[Jimmy Snuggerud|Jimmy]], was drafted 23rd overall by the [[St. Louis Blues]] in the [[2022 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/jimmy-snuggerud-bids-to-reach-nhl-and-emulate-dad |title=Jimmy Snuggerud bids to reach NHL and emulate Dad |website=olympics.com |access-date=July 8, 2022 |date=March 30, 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|- 
| 1983–84
| [[Hopkins High School]]
| [[Minnesota State High School League|HS-MN]]
| 17 || 10 || 19 || 29 || 30
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1984–85
| Minneapolis Stars
| [[United States Hockey League|USHL]]
| 48 || 38 || 35 || 73 || 26
| 9 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 
|-
| [[1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1985–86]]
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|University of Minnesota]]
| [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| 42 || 14 || 18 || 32 || 47
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1986–87]]
| University of Minnesota
| WCHA
| 39 || 30 || 29 || 59 || 38
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1987–88
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States National Team]]
| Intl
| 51 || 14 || 21 || 35 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1988–89]]
| University of Minnesota
| WCHA
| 45 || 29 || 20 || 49 || 39
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 80 || 14 || 16 || 30 || 41
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 80 || 9 || 15 || 24 || 32
| 6 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4
|-
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 55 || 3 || 15 || 18 || 36
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1991–92
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
| NHL
| 11 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| San Jose Sharks
| NHL
| 25 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| NHL
| 14 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1994–95 IHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Minnesota Moose]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 72 || 25 || 23 || 48 || 57
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals 
! 265 !! 30 !! 54 !! 84 !! 127
! 12 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 6
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]]
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OLY]]
| 6 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 4 
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989 Ice Hockey World Championships|1989]]
| United States
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 10 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Senior totals
! 16 !! 7 !! 3 !! 10 !! 6
|}

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
! 
|-
| All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#Second Team|Second Team]]
| [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1988–89]]
| <ref name=wcha>{{cite news|title=WCHA All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|West Second-Team All-American]]
| [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1988–89]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans]]
[[Category:American men's ice hockey right wingers]]
[[Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks]]
[[Category:Buffalo Sabres players]]
[[Category:Ice hockey players from Minnesota]]
[[Category:Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Moose players]]
[[Category:NHL supplemental draft picks]]
[[Category:Olympic ice hockey players for the United States]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Minnetonka, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Hennepin County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Flyers players]]
[[Category:San Jose Sharks players]]
[[Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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