Jeff Hassler
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21 August 1991
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| Born | Jeffrey Scott Hassler 21 August 1991 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeff Hassler (born 21 August 1991) is a Canadian rugby union player. He plays at wing and occasionally at the centre position for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR), and Rugby Canada's National 15s. He has 36 caps for the National squad in all contests, and former member of the Neath-Swansea, Ospreys.[1]
Hassler is an Alberta native having attended Holy Trinity Academy in the southern foothill town of Okotoks. As a youth he excelled at all sports but in particular Canadian football and Rugby.
In his rookie year as an Osprey, he appeared in seventeen matches and notched 8 tries earning him a spot on the RaboDirect Dream Team. In addition, Hassler was voted by fans and peers as Team Canada's 15's player of the year for the 2014 season. Although injury sidelined him for the majority of the 14/15 campaign, Hassler scored 6 tries in eleven appearances with the Ospreys in what was a frustrating campaign in all Guinness Pro14 (formerly Pro12) and European Cup Competitions.[2] On 10 May 2019, it was announced that Hassler signed with the Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby.[3]
Hassler played both Canadian football and Rugby as a youth where he developed a propensity for a powerful and dynamic running style having excelled at running back in Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget and High School Football. Hassler's aggressive play caught the attention of multiple CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) programs and after deliberation he would go on to commit to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Men's football program.
During his stint as a Huskey, he was selected to represent Team World in the 2010 IFAF International Federation of American Football game vs the USA.
Huskies Individual Career Statistics[4]
| Rushing | Games | att | Yards | TD | Long | avg/c | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 45 | 367 | 5 | 49 | 8.2 | 91.8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 20 | 177 | 1 | 69 | 8.9 | 88.5 |
| Total | 6 | 65 | 544 | 6 | 69 | 8.4 | 90.7 |
| Receiving | Games | Rec | Yards | TD | Long | rec/g | avg/c | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 7 | 127 | 1 | 49 | 1.8 | 18.1 | 31.8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 168 | 1 | 49 | 1.5 | 18.7 | 28.0 |
| Kick Returns | Games | no. | Yards | TD | Long | avg/r | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 119 | 0 | 86 | 39.7 | 29.8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 12.5 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 144 | 0 | 86 | 36.0 | 24.0 |
| All Purpose | Games | Rush | RCV | PR | KR | IR | Total | Avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 367 | 127 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 613 | 153.2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 177 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 243 | 121.5 |
| Total | 6 | 544 | 168 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 856 | 142.7 |