Brett Hauer | |
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Born | July 11, 1971 Richfield, MN, USA |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Shoots | Right |
NLA team Former teams |
EHC Basel Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators |
National team | United States |
NHL Draft | 71st overall, 1989 Vancouver Canucks |
Playing career | 1993–present |
Brett Timothy Hauer (born July 11, 1971 in Richfield, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey defenseman, currently playing for EHC Basel in the National League A in Switzerland.
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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.
He has 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. He has also represented Team USA at the IIHF World Championships in 1995, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Since 2002, Hauer has 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 his current club Basel.