Bill Schafhauser

Bill Schafhauser
Date of birth	March 12, 1962
place of birth	Saint Paul , Minnesota , USA
size	183 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	defender
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1981 , 6th round, 117th position Chicago Blackhawks
Career stations
1980-1984	Northern Michigan University
1984-1987	Kalamazoo Wings
1987-1988	SV Ritten-Renon
1988-1989	SC Herisau
1989-1996	EV train

William "Bill" Schafhauser (born March 12, 1962 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is a former Swiss - American ice hockey player who was active from 1989 to 1996 in the National League A for EV Zug .

Career

Schafhauser began playing ice hockey at the local Hill-Murray High School . From 1980 he played for Northern Michigan University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The qualities of the defense remained the NHL - Scouts not hidden. In the 1981 NHL Entry Draft , he was drafted in the sixth round in 117th place by the Chicago Black Hawks . In 1982 he was called up for the U-20 national team of the USA and reached sixth place with this at the Junior World Championship in his own country.

After graduating, he started his professional career in the second-rate International Hockey League . Although he was awarded the Ken McKenzie Trophy for the best newcomer in his first season , Schafhauser did not make the leap into the NHL. So he decided to try his luck in Europe and signed with SV Ritten-Renon for a year in Italy . Thanks to grandparents on his mother's side, he received Swiss citizenship and was able to play in the Swiss championship from then on without burdening the quota of foreigners. After a season in the National League B at SC Herisau , he moved to the top division of the EV Zug in 1989 , with which he advanced to the playoff finals. His brother Pat , nine years his junior, was his teammate in Zug from 1991 to 1994.

During the 1995/96 season, his brother Pat injured himself so badly in a game that he was henceforth paraplegic . After a break, which he used to stand by his brother, he decided to continue his own career. After suffering knee problems, he still had to end his career at the end of the season.

Achievements and Awards

• Qualification winner and runner-up with the EV Zug 1995
• Ken McKenzie Trophy 1985
• Northern Michigan MVP: 1984
• NCAA West All-America Second Team: 1984
• CCHA All-Star Second Team: 1984
• Northern Michigan Best Defender: 1982, 1984

Web links

• Bill Schafhauser at hockeydb.com (English)
• Bill Schafhauser at hockeydraftcentral.com