Hitmen netminder Hauser named WHL Goaltender of the Month for February
Calgary, Alta.— Calgary Hitmen netminder Daniel Hauser has been named WHL Goaltender of the Month for February, the Western Hockey League announced Tuesday.
The veteran is chasing down club and league history with an impressive 6-2-0-0 run in February with a 2.04 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage and three consecutive shutouts.
Hauser’s three straight clean sheets tied a Hitmen franchise record originally set by Justin Pogge in 2005-06 and tied by Martin Jones in 2009-10. Hauser has since broken the record with a fourth shutout on March 2, though the milestone win doesn’t count toward the Goaltender of the Month award.
THREE STRAIGHT SHUTOUTS 🔥
Daniel Hauser has tied the franchise record for consecutive shutouts 👀 pic.twitter.com/GWp51B4Xov
— x – Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) February 26, 2025
The Chestermere, Alta. product allowed two or fewer goals in six of eight appearances in February. His first shutout, a 14-save effort against the Regina Pats, clinched Calgary’s return to the WHL postseason. He followed it up with a 28-save performance against the surging Brandon Wheat Kings and a monster 23-save win against Swift Current in front of more than 17,000 fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome for Calgary’s annual TELUS Be Brave #EndBullying game on February 21.
Back to back shutouts for Haus 👀 pic.twitter.com/xa1PssY9JD
— x – Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) February 22, 2025
Hauser is 15-3-0-0 with a 1.85 goals-against average, a .926 save percentage and five shutouts since being traded to the Hitmen from the Wenatchee Wild in early January. He holds an overall record of 23-12-2-1 with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage this season.
The 5-foot-11, 166-pound netminder leads all WHL goalies in shutouts and ranks second in GAA and save percentage while sitting fifth in wins.
Hauser was originally drafted by the then-Winnipeg ICE in the sixth round of the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft. He backstopped the Winnipeg ICE to appearances in the Eastern Conference Championship in 2022 and the WHL Championship Series in 2023 while making the WHL East Division First All-Star Team in both campaigns.
The 21-year-old is the WHL’s active wins leader with a 118-35-8-1 career record, a 2.60 goals-against average, a .909 save percentage and 17 shutouts.
Hauser is now chasing the 120-win mark set by Tyson Sexsmith (Medicine Hat Tigers, Vancouver Giants) and Corey Hirsch (Kamloops Blazers) to sit second in all-time WHL victories. Nolan Maier (Saskatoon Blades) broke the all-time wins record with his 122nd regular-season victory in 2022.
Hauser will join the NCAA’s University of Wisconsin upon the completion of his WHL eligibility.
Calgary (39-15-3-3) is on a 6-0-0-1 run to sit second in the Central Division and third in the Eastern Conference.
The Hitmen will look to hit 40 wins for the first time since the 2015-16 season as they host the Swift Current Broncos on Friday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. MST.
2024-25 WHL Goaltender of the Month
September/October: Jesse Sanche, Everett Silvertips
November: Evan Gardner, Saskatoon Blades (Columbus Blue Jackets)
December: Raiden LeGall, Everett Silvertips
January: Harrison Meneghin, Medicine Hat Tigers (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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