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Bill Schafhauser

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Bill Schafhauser
Born (1962-03-12) March 12, 1962 (age 62)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Northern Michigan
Kalamazoo Wings
Hershey Bears
Ritten Sport
SC Herisau
EV Zug
National team  United States
NHL draft 117th, 1981
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1980–1996

William Schafhauser is an American retired ice hockey defenseman and head coach who was an All-American for Northern Michigan.[1]

Career

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Schafhauser began attending Northern Michigan University in the fall of 1980, immediately after the program had appeared in its first national championship game. As a freshman, Schafhauser helped the team return to the Frozen Four where they were defeated by eventual champion Wisconsin. After the season he was drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 6th round of the NHL Entry Draft and then selected to play for the US junior team at the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The team finished a disappointing 6th place.[2]

After returning to Marquette, Schafhauser, who was now team captain, found his team struggling to compete in the new-look CCHA. Four teams from the WCHA had joined over the previous summer and the Wildcats were having a hard time keeping up. NMU dropped from 1st to 8th in the conference and were swept out of the conference quarterfinals. The program recovered a bit in Schafhauser's junior season, rising to 5th in the CCHA and finished 3rd in the CCHA Tournament. In his senior season, Schafhauser helped the club to a 4th-place finish but they possessed a losing record overall. Despite the poor record for his team, Schafhauser was named an All-American that season and followed his collegiate career by signing a professional contract.

He played most of the next three seasons for the Kalamazoo Wings but spent 8 games with the Hershey Bears in 1985–86. After wallowing in AA hockey, Schafhauser travelled to Europe and was a point-per-game player for Ritten Sport in 1988, but couldn't help the team stave off relegation. He found himself playing in the Swiss 'B' League the following season and played well enough to earn a contract with EV Zug in the 'A' League for 1990. Schafhauser remained with Zug for seven seasons, the last three serving as alternate captain, and helped the club capture the regular season title in 1995. They finished as tournament runners-up that year.

After retiring as a player, Schafhauser returned home to Minnesota and eventually became the head coach for the Hill-Murray School girls' ice hockey team. He coached at his alma mater for 13 seasons, leading to the team to a state championship in 2014 and 2015. He retired after the 2020 season.[3] He was inducted into the Northern Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[4]

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Hill-Murray School MN-HS
1979–80 Hill-Murray School MN-HS
1980–81 Northern Michigan CCHA 44 3 12 15 38
1981–82 Northern Michigan CCHA 35 5 16 21 42
1982–83 Northern Michigan CCHA 40 5 14 19 24
1983–84 Northern Michigan CCHA 39 6 21 27 34
1984–85 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 82 11 30 41 87
1985–86 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 75 9 45 54 46
1985–86 Hershey Bears AHL 8 0 1 1 2
1986–87 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 82 6 49 55 52
1987–88 SV Ritten Serie A 36 10 28 38 18
1988–89 SC Herisau NLB 33 3 11 14 40 10 1 3 4 8
1989–90 EV Zug NLA 36 2 5 7 41 2 0 1 1 2
1990–91 EV Zug NLA 36 5 7 12 65 3 0 0 0 10
1991–92 EV Zug NLA 36 5 9 14 36 5 0 1 1 2
1992–93 EV Zug NLA 36 3 10 13 28 5 0 2 2 6
1993–94 EV Zug NLA 36 4 9 13 20 9 4 4 8 6
1994–95 EV Zug NLA 36 4 8 12 43 12 2 3 5 12
1995–96 EV Zug NLA 26 2 2 4 47 9 1 1 2 14
NCAA totals 158 19 63 82 138
IHL totals 239 26 124 150 185
NLA totals 242 25 50 75 280 45 7 12 19 52

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1982 United States WJC 6th 7 1 0 1 6
1989 United States Spengler Cup 4th 5 0 1 1

Awards and honors

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Award Year
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1983–84 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Bill Schafhauser". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bill Schafhauser retires as Hill-Murray coach". Minnesota Girls' Hockey Hub. April 13, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wildcats Hall of Fame". Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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