Adam Aaron Hauser (born May 27, 1980) is an American former

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. He played one game in the

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with the

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during the 2005–06 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2002 to 2012, was spent in the minor leagues and then in the

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Playing career

Hauser played his college career at the

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, culminating his college career with an

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Division I National Championship in 2002. He finished his career with 83 wins, which was a

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record. Hauser is the Minnesota career leader in games played, and saves. Initially selected by the

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, 81st overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Hauser signed as a free agent with the

' organization prior to the 2004–05 season. In the year, Hauser set several records for the Kings' AHL affiliate, the

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. These records included best

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(1.93), best save percentage (.933), and most shutouts (12). In his third year within the Kings' organization he made his NHL debut, and only game, on January 14, 2006, against the

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. Hauser then left for Europe the following season and has played with

Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their ho ...

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and the

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in the

. After the Huskies folded prior to the 2010–11 season, Hauser joined the neighboring Austrian Hockey League, signing a try-out contract with the Vienna Capitals on September 16, 2010.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links

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Official Website
1980 births Living people Adler Mannheim players American men's ice hockey goaltenders Edmonton Oilers draft picks Ice hockey players from Minnesota Jackson Bandits players Kassel Huskies players Kölner Haie players Los Angeles Kings players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players NCAA men's ice hockey national champions People from Bovey, Minnesota Providence Bruins players Reading Royals players USA Hockey National Team Development Program players Vienna Capitals players American expatriate ice hockey players in Austria American expatriate ice hockey players in Germany 21st-century American sportsmen SC Bietigheim-Bissingen players {{US-icehockey-goaltender-stub