Michael Sauer

Michael "Mike" Curtis Sauer (born August 7, 1987) is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the New York Rangers of the NHL. He is the younger brother of Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Kurt Sauer, and of former Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings (NFL) linebacker Craig Sauer.
He was drafted in the 2nd round, 40th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft; the Rangers acquired this draft pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of the Brian Leetch trade a year prior.
Sauer signed his first professional contract with the Rangers on August 8, 2006. He played for the Rangers' minor league affiliate in Hartford of the AHL for most of the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons, and was promoted to the Rangers on March 23, 2009. He made his NHL debut with the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 2009 against the Minnesota Wild.
After spending all of 2009 with Hartford, Sauer began the 2010 season in the NHL with the Rangers, and was in the Rangers' opening night lineup. He scored his first NHL goal on December 9, 2010 against Brian Elliott of the Ottawa Senators. On July 8th 2011, Sauer a restricted free agent re-signed with the rangers on a 2 year $2.5 million deal.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	+/- 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	+/-
2004–05 	Portland Winterhawks	WHL 		32 	2 	11 	13 	10 	+6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Portland Winterhawks	WHL 		59 	8 	23 	31 	68 	-1 		12 	4 	2 	6 	8 	-1
2006–07 	Portland Winterhawks	WHL 		33 	4 	8 	12 	46 	-8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		32 	1 	10 	11 	29 	+9 		23 	1 	5 	6 	34 	+11
2007–08 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		71 	4 	7 	11 	80 	-2 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	+1
2008–09 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		64 	6 	17 	23 	35 	+29 		6 	0 	0 	0 	10 	0
2009–10 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		42 	3 	9 	12 	45 	+2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		76 	3 	12 	15 	75 	+20 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 	-1
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		79 	3 	12 	15 	75 	+19 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 	-1
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
*NYRangers.com profile
*
*Hockey's Future profile
Category:Born in 1987
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Medicine Hat Tigers alumni
Category:New York Rangers draft picks
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Portland Winterhawks alumni