ICE Netminder Hauser Named WHL Goaltender of the Month
Published on April 1, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
The Western Hockey League announced today that Winnipeg ICE netminder Daniel Hauser has been named the WHL Goaltender of the Month for the month of March.
The 18-year-old posted an 11-0-0-0 record in March, to go along with a 1.58 goals-against average, a .923 save percentage and four shutouts, becoming the first WHL goaltender in six years to register 11 or more victories during a calendar month as Winnipeg posted a 13-0-1-1 record over the past 31 days.
The product of Chestermere, Alta. blanked the Calgary Hitmen, Moose Jaw Warriors and earned a pair of clean sheets against the Brandon Wheat Kings in March to up his league-leading shutout total to seven.
Hauser also leads the WHL with a 2.03 goals-against average.
He set a Canadian Hockey League record earlier this season for games started to begin a career without a regulation loss, registering a 20-0-2-0 record over his first 22 starts in the WHL.
The 5-foot-11, 160-pound puck-stopper was originally selected by the ICE in the sixth round of the 2019 WHL Draft. In 42 career WHL regular season appearances with Winnipeg, Hauser holds a 36-2-2-0 record, a 2.24 goals-against average, .909 save percentage and seven shutouts.
Hauser and the Winnipeg ICE are next in action Friday, April 1 as they visit the Regina Pats in a game that can be viewed on TSN Digital (7:00 p.m. MT, Brandt Centre).
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