Brett Hauer

Brett Hauer
Born	(1971-07-11) 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	United States
NHL draft	71st overall, 1989 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1993–2008

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.

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).

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
IHL
First All-Star Team	1999, 2000, 2001
Governor's Trophy (Best Defenseman)	2000, 2001

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database