2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster
Roster
Daniel Hauser
- Position:
- Goaltender
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 167
- Class:
- Freshman
- S/C:
- L
- Hometown:
- Chestermere, Alberta
- High School:
- Foothills Composite High School
Badger Bites
Catches left ... born January 2004 … parents are Kristin and Trevor … has one sister, Carley ... attended Foothills Composite High School … major is business
2025-26 / Freshman Season
Started 30 games and played in 33 … tied for 13th in the nation with three shutouts … three shutouts tied for the Wisconsin freshman record set by Joel Rumpel during the 2011-12 season and tied for 10th all-time for single-season shutouts at UW … finished the year with 1832.86 minutes played, 681 saves made, a .900 save percentage and 2.49 goals-allowed on average … had a 21-8-2 record … shared fifth in the nation with 21 wins and ranked seventh with a .710 win percentage … his 21 victories make him the first UW goaltender since Mike Richter Award-winner Kyle McClellan with 20+ wins since 2023-24 … his 21 wins also tie him for the UW freshman record of 21 with by Curtis Joseph (1988-89) and Dean Anderson (1984-85) … posted a 22-save shutout in collegiate debut at Lindenwood on Oct. 3, becoming the sixth UW goaltender to be perfect in their debut … had 28 saves the next night in 7-2 win at Lindenwood on Oct. 4 to open NCAA career with a series sweep … made 11 total saves in four-round exhibition shootout on Oct. 16 and seven-round exhibition shootout on Oct. 17 in series against No. 20/19 Minnesota State …backstopped UW to an eight-game unbeaten streak to open the year from Oct. 3-Nov. 1 … notched second career shutout with a 4-0 win over No. 19/18 Minnesota on Nov. 1, making 22 saves … notched an assist on Christian Fitzgerald’s second-period power-play goal in 6-1 win at No. 2 Michigan on Nov. 8, making 29 stops to earn the victory … made 52 saves, including coming in as relief in the second period of UW’s 7-4 comeback win on Friday, in series sweep at Notre Dame on Dec. 5-6 … made 16 saves in 5-0 win over Alaska Anchorage to earn his third shutout of the year … made 51 saves to backstop the Badgers to a series sweep at No. 6 Penn State to end the regular season on March 5-6 … stopped 13 shots in 5-1 win over Dartmouth to help UW advance to NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament Worcester regional final … made 24 stops in 4-3 comeback overtime win against Michigan State in the regional final as Wisconsin advanced to its first Frozen Four since 2010 … backstopped UW to a 2-1 win over North Dakota in the Frozen Four national semifinals, making 21 saves … made 13 saves in 2-1 loss against Denver in the national title game … named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week for Oct. 21 after his performance in net against No. 20/19 Minnesota State … named to the Mike Richter Award watch list
Before Hauser was a Badger
Stood between the pipes for the WHL’s Wenatchee Wild for the first half of the 2024-25 season before being traded to the Calgary Hitmen in January … one of six finalists for the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy given annually to the WHL Goaltender of the Year … recorded his 123rd career win on March 19, 2025, to set the record for most career WHL wins by a goaltender … holds the Hitmen franchise record for most consecutive shutouts, posting four perfect games from Feb. 19 - March 2, 2025 … also set a franchise record after going over 243 minutes without allowing a goal … WHL goaltender of the month in February 2025 … recorded 28 wins in 47 regular season games played in 2024-25, accumulating a .913 save percentage and 2.55 goals-allowed on average … ranked second in the league in goals-allowed on average, third in save percentage and fourth in wins … named to the WHL Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team in 2024-25 … earned WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team honors in 2021-22 and 2022-23 … also stood between the pipes for the WHL’s Wenatchee Wild in 2023-24 and the Winnipeg Ice from 2020-2023
