Brett Hauer

 ( 1971 Births ) 

Brett Timothy Hauer (born July 11, 1971) is an Americans former professional ice hockey defenseman who played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators.

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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.

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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).

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Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

1987–88	Richfield High School	HS–MN		—
1988–89	Richfield High School	HS–MN	70	—
1989–90	University of Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	44	—
1990–91	University of Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	54	—
1991–92	University of Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	40	—
1992–93	University of Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	52	—
1993–94	United States	Intl	88	—
1993–94	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	8	0
1994–95	AIK IF	SEL	38	—
1995–96	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	30	—
1995–96	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL	29	—
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL	50	4
1997–98	Manitoba Moose	IHL	58	2
1998–99	Manitoba Moose	IHL	66	4
1999–00	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	2	—
1999–00	Manitoba Moose	IHL	92	2
2000–01	Manitoba Moose	IHL	52	12
2001–02	Manchester Monarchs	AHL	38	—
2001–02	Nashville Predators	NHL	6	—
2001–02	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	14	—
2002–03	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	26	8
2003–04	Genève–Servette HC	NLA	42	10
2004–05	EV Zug	NLA	8	2
2005–06	HC Davos	NLA	54	16
2006–07	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	RSL	60	0
2007–08	EHC Basel	NLA	74	—

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International

1993	United States	WC	8
1994	United States	OG	10
1995	United States	WC	4
2003	United States	WC	2
2004	United States	WC	6
2005	United States	WC	4

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Awards and honors

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

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Transactions

• August 24, 1995 - The Vancouver Canucks trade 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 sign Hauer as a free agent
• December 19, 2001 - The Los Angeles Kings trade Hauer to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Rich Brennan

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