Brett Hauer

Brett Hauer
Brett Hauer
Born	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	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 an

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

International Hockey Leagues, most notably with the Manitoba Moose from 1997 to 2001. He remains the highest scoring defenseman in that franchise's

Later in his career, Hauer played in

Russian Super League for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The next season though, he returned to Switzerland, playing for EHC Basel

During his career, Hauer represented

			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- First Team	1992–93
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1992–93
All-Tournament Team	1993	^[2]
IHL
First All-Star Team	2001
Governor's Trophy (Best Defenseman)	2000, 2001	^[3]

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

^ "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.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Geoff Sarjeant	WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year 1992–93	Succeeded by Brian Konowalchuk / Jeff Nielsen