Brett Timothy Hauer (born July 11, 1971) is an American former professional

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who played parts of three seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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Playing career

Hauer spent his amateur career with the

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after a successful high school career, which saw him drafted in the fourth round of the

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, 71st overall, by the

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. Hauer played for the

and

at the

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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

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from 1997 to 2001. He remains the highest-scoring defenseman in that franchise's history. Later in his career, Hauer played in

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, playing in Switzerland for Genève-Servette HC,

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and

HC Davos Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). It is generally referred to by its abbreviation "HCD" by the fans. The team is usually a strong force in the league a ...

. In 2006, he played in the

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for

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Club Lokomotiv (, ), also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a professional ice hockey club based in Yaroslavl, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The name of the team is derived from its ...

. The next season though, he returned to Switzerland, playing for

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, before retiring in 2008.

International play

During his career, Hauer represented

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at the

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four times (1995, 2003, 2004 and 2005) and once at the

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(1994).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hauer, Brett 1971 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans AIK IF players American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia American men's ice hockey defensemen Cape Breton Oilers players Chicago Wolves (IHL) players Edmonton Oilers players EHC Basel players EV Zug players Genève-Servette HC players HC Davos players Ice hockey people from Hennepin County, Minnesota Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players from Minnesota Las Vegas Thunder players Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Manitoba Moose (IHL) players Milwaukee Admirals players Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players Nashville Predators players Olympic ice hockey players for the United States People from Richfield, Minnesota Vancouver Canucks draft picks 20th-century American sportsmen