| Brett Hauer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1971-07-11)July 11, 1971 (age 53) 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) is anAmerican former professionalice hockeydefenseman who played parts of three seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theEdmonton Oilers andNashville Predators.
Hauer spent his amateur career with theUniversity of Minnesota Duluth after a successful high school career, which saw him drafted in the fourth round of the1989 NHL Entry Draft, 71st overall, by theVancouver Canucks.
Hauer played for theEdmonton Oilers andNashville Predators at theNHL 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 theAmerican andInternational Hockey Leagues, most notably with theManitoba Moose from 1997 to 2001. He remains the highest-scoring defenseman inthat franchise's history.
Later in his career, Hauer played inEurope, playing in Switzerland forGenève-Servette HC,EV Zug andHC Davos. In 2006, he played in theRussian Super League forLokomotiv Yaroslavl. The next season though, he returned to Switzerland, playing forEHC Basel, before retiring in 2008.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing United States | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2004 Czech Republic | |
During his career, Hauer representedTeam USA at theIIHF World Championships four times (1995, 2003, 2004 and 2005) and once at theWinter Olympics (1994).[1]
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHAFirst Team | 1992–93 | |
| AHCAWest First-Team All-American | 1992–93 | |
| WCHAAll-Tournament Team | 1993 | [2] |
| IHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 1999,2000,2001 | |
| Governor's Trophy (Best Defenseman) | 2000, 2001 | [3] |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year 1992–93 | Succeeded by |