Brett Hauer
Brett Timothy Hauer (born July 11, 1971 in Richfield, Minnesota) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators.
| Brett Hauer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 11, 1971 Richfield, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
AIK IF Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators Genève-Servette HC EV Zug HC Davos Lokomotiv Yaroslavl EHC Basel | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
71st overall, 1989 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2008 | ||
Playing career
Hauer spent his amateur career with the University of Minnesota Duluth after a successful high school career, which saw him drafted in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 71st overall, by the Vancouver Canucks.
Hauer played for the Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators at the NHL level, playing a total of 37 regular season games, scoring 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points, collecting 38 penalty minutes. In the minors, he played for six teams in the American and International Hockey Leagues, most notably with the Manitoba Moose from 1997 to 2001. He remains the highest scoring defenseman in that franchise's history.
Later in his career, Hauer played in Europe, playing in Switzerland for Genève-Servette HC, EV Zug and HC Davos. In 2006, he played in the Russian Super League for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The next season though, he returned to Switzerland, playing for EHC Basel, before retiring in 2008.
International play
During his career, Hauer represented Team USA at the IIHF World Championships four times (1995, 2003, 2004 and 2005) and once at the Winter Olympics (1994).[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 33 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 40 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | AIK IF | SHL | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 81 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 82 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 81 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 77 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 82 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 29 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 48 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 44 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 47 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | EV Zug | NLA | 29 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Davos | NLA | 41 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Russia | 44 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Basel | NLA | 46 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 37 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 424 | 68 | 230 | 298 | 326 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| NLA totals | 207 | 38 | 97 | 135 | 204 | 46 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 58 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA First Team | 1992–93 | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1992–93 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1993 | [2] |
| IHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 1999, 2000, 2001 | |
| Governor's Trophy (Best Defenseman) | 2000, 2001 | [3] |
Transactions
- August 24, 1995 - The Vancouver Canucks trades Hauer to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a 7th round choice in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
- July 8, 2001 - The Los Angeles Kings signs Hauer as a free agent
- December 19, 2001 - The Los Angeles Kings trades Hauer to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Rich Brennan
References
- "Flashing back to the 2003 USA Hockey World Championships". Peter Ferraro. 2010-05-02. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- "Hauer takes home Governors Trophy". oursportscentral.com. 2002-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database