Brett Hauer

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.

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 and playoffs 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 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 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 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