Jeff Sauer
American ice hockey player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeffrey Sauer (March 10, 1943 – February 2, 2017) was an American ice hockey player and coach. Sauer was the head coach at the University of Wisconsin from 1982 to 2002 and Colorado College from 1971 to 1982. While at Wisconsin, he led the Badgers to two NCAA men's ice hockey championships. He was the special assistant to the commissioner of the WCHA prior to his death.
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Born | (1943-03-10)March 10, 1943 Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Died | February 2, 2017(2017-02-02) (aged 73) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||
1962–1965 | Colorado College | |||||||||||||||||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1965–1966 | Colorado College (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
1966–1971 | Wisconsin (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
1971–1982 | Colorado College | |||||||||||||||||
1982–2002 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||
1985 | US National Team (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
1992 | US National Team (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | US Paralympic Sled Hockey Team | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | US National Sled Hockey Team | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | US Paralympic Sled Hockey Team | |||||||||||||||||
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Overall | 655-534-57 | |||||||||||||||||
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2x NCAA national champion (1983, 1990) 2x WCHA regular season champion (1990, 2000) 6x WCHA tournament champion (1978, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1972 WCHA Coach of the Year 1975 WCHA Coach of the Year 2003 John "Snooks" Kelley Founders Award 2004 Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 2011 Lester Patrick Award 2013 Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame 2013 Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey Award | ||||||||||||||||||
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