Sauer’s NHL Players
Listed below are former Badgers coached by Jeff Sauer who have seen action in the NHL. Team listed is the current team for active players or the team that the player saw the most action for when playing in the NHL. Currently, there are 12 players playing NHL hockey that played for Sauer at Wisconsin.
| NHL Players |
| John Byce | Boston Bruins |
| Jim Carey | Washington Capitals |
| Chris Chelios* | Detroit Red Wings |
| Bruce Driver | New York Rangers |
| Kelly Fairchild* | Colorado Avalanche |
| Pat Flatley | New York Rangers |
| Tony Granato | San Jose Sharks |
| Dany Heatley* | Atlanta Thrashers |
| Sean Hill* | St. Louis Blues |
| Paul Houck | Minnesota North Stars |
| Cutis Joseph* | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Doug Macdonald | Buffalo Sabres |
| Dave Maley | New Jersey Devils |
| Scott Mellanby* | St. Louis Blues |
| Dan Plante | New York Islanders |
| Brian Rafalski* | New Jersey Devils |
| Paul Ranheim* | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Steve Reinprecht* | Colorado Avalanche |
| Barry Richter* | Montreal Canadiens |
| Mike Richter* | New York Rangers |
| Gary Shuchuk | Los Angeles Kings |
| Paul Stanton | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Gary Suter* | San Jose Sharks |
| Dave Tanabe* | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Chis Tancill | Dallas Stars |
| Steve Tuttle | St. Louis Blues |
| Jason Zent | Ottawa Senators |
*—still active in the NHL
