University of Minnesota Athletics
HAUSER NAMED NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK BY USCHO.COM
2/21/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Hauser has experienced the best streak of his career and led Minnesota's stellar defensive effort against Colorado College, a team which entered the weekend averaging 3.82 goals per contest. He has won eight straight starts and in that span, has a 1.38 goals-against- average and .951 save percentage.
In Friday's 6-1 win, he stopped 29-of-30 shots and helped hold the league's second-best power-play unit scoreless on seven opportunities. On Saturday, he brushed aside 21-of-22 shots as he earned his eighth straight victory by a 4-1 margin.
Hauser moved into third place all-time in career wins with 57 and is the school's all-time leader in games and minutes played, saves and shutouts. If the season ended today, Hauser (2.35 gaa) would break Jim Mattson's 48-year-old single-season goals-against-average record (2.36 gaa).
The fourth-ranked Golden Gophers travel north to face Minnesota-Duluth this weekend. Minnesota has won nine games in a row and 15 of its last 17 contests.
