Buzz Schneider
| Buzz Schneider | |||
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| Born |
September 14, 1954 Grand Rapids, MN, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Springfield Indians WHA Birmingham Bulls CHL Oklahoma City Blazers SHL Hampton Gulls IHL Milwaukee Admirals NHL Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 98th overall, 1974 Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| WHA Draft | 44th overall, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
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| Playing career | 1972–1982 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing the United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Lake Placid | Team |
William Conrad "Buzz" Schneider (born September 14, 1954 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and raised in Babbitt, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey player best remembered for his role on the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at Lake Placid. He was also a member of the US Olympic hockey team at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Schneider has Croatian ancestry, and his nickname "Buzz" comes from its similarity to the Croatian word for "brother". He grew up in Babbitt, Minnesota where he played hockey, baseball and football at Babbitt High School.
After attending the University of Minnesota, where he played for Herb Brooks and won the 1974 NCAA hockey championship, Schneider was drafted 98th overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and no. 73 overall in the 1974 WHA draft by the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
Schneider played for the United States National Team in 1974-76 (he was a member of the US team at the 1974, 1975 and 1976 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments as well as the 1976 Olympic team) before turning professional. He played in a variety of minor leagues before playing four games for the Birmingham Bulls of the WHA during the 1976-77 season. After the end of the WHA season, he returned to play for the US national team at the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Vienna. Schneider returned to the minor leagues in 1977-78. He played two seasons in the International Hockey League before regaining his amateur status to play in the 1980 Olympics.
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