Brett Timothy Hauer (born July 11, 1971) 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 (1971-07-11) July 11, 1971 (age 52)
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

Playing career edit

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 edit

Medal record
Representing   United States
World Championships
  2004 Czech Republic

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 edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 Richfield High School HS–MN 24 3 3 6
1988–89 Richfield High School HS–MN 24 8 15 23 70
1989–90 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 37 2 6 8 44
1990–91 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 30 1 7 8 54
1991–92 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 33 8 14 22 40
1992–93 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 40 10 46 56 52
1993–94 United States Intl 57 6 14 20 88
1993–94 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 21 0 7 7 8 1 0 0 0 0
1994–95 AIK SEL 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 Manchester Monarchs AHL 29 2 11 13 38
2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 3 0 0 0 6
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 RSL 44 4 6 10 60 7 1 3 4 0
2007–08 EHC Basel NLA 46 5 20 25 74
IHL totals 424 68 230 298 326 28 3 15 18 24
NHL totals 37 4 4 8 38
NLA totals 207 38 97 135 204 34 6 13 19 36

International edit

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1993 United States WC 6 0 0 0 8
1994 United States OG 8 0 0 0 10
1995 United States WC 6 2 2 4 4
2003 United States WC 6 1 1 2 2
2004 United States WC 9 0 0 0 6
2005 United States WC 7 2 4 6 4
Senior totals 42 5 7 12 34

Awards and honors edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  3. ^ "Hauer takes home Governors Trophy". oursportscentral.com. 2002-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links edit

Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year
1992–93
Succeeded by