Facts: - played for: buffalo sabres pittsburgh penguins detroit red wings - weight lb: 190 - career end: 1996 - ntl team: usa - position: defense - height in: 3 - draft year: 1979 - shoots: left - height ft: 6 - birth date: 3 december 1960 - career start: 1980 - name: mike ramsey - draft: 11th overall - draft team: buffalo sabres - birth place: minneapolis , mn , usa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mike ramsey -lrb- ice hockey -rrb- .
michael allen ramsey -lrb- born december 3 , 1960 in minneapolis , minnesota -rrb- is a retired american professional ice hockey defenseman who played 1070 regular season games in the nhl for the buffalo sabres , pittsburgh penguins and detroit red wings between 1980 and 1997 , after helping the 1980 u.s. olympic hockey team win the gold medal in the miracle on ice .