Dominic Hasek is a legendary man and athlete. During his career, he has achieved amazing results, more than once becoming the best of the best. Despite the fact that now he has already completed his career, for many hockey players he set the bar very high, being an idol and role model. Unique Dominic Hasek.
Biography: childhood
Hasek was born on January 29, 1965 in the Czech Republic, in the city of Pardubice. Father is Alois, mother is Maria Kashtanekov. When Dominik was only two years old, his parents divorced, childhood passed with his mother and stepfather - Jan Hasek. Studied Dominic Hasek in an ordinary comprehensive school. It was the stepfather who was the man who first brought him to the ice. It was a frozen lake, and Dominica was only five years old. A little later, at six years old, his grandfather began to take him to the winter stadium. Already in the same year he was taken to the local team of the hockey school, he began to play with 9-year-olds, as the goalkeeper was urgently needed.
Career
Hasek’s career as a professional hockey player began in 1980 at the age of 16. Then he participated in the matches of the main league of Czechoslovakia and became the youngest professional Czech hockey player. The very next year he was the goalkeeper in the main team of Pardubice. And in 1983 he was invited to the national team and opposed the Swedish team.
Hasek lost his first match with a score of 2: 3, despite this, he was recognized as the best player of the meeting. So quickly began a sports biography. Dominic Hasek at the age of 18 made the goalkeeper of the national team at the World Cup and became the best! In total, he played eight seasons at the club. During this time, the team twice became the champion of Czechoslovakia, three times Dominic was recognized as the best player in the country and five times the best goalkeeper. In 1990, Dominic Hasek went to serve in the army, where he played in the Dukla team.
In 1990, Hasek had the opportunity to leave for America, and he did not miss her. The political situation in the world has changed, the Iron Curtain has collapsed, and the biography has turned upside down. Dominic Hasek has long dreamed of going overseas and playing in the National Hockey League. And then his dream came true. In 1993, he spent one of the best matches of his career. All 70 goals that were thrown on target, was able to repel Dominic Hasek. The goalkeeper this season received the Vezin Trophy award and ended up in the symbolic team of the tournament.
The next year was also very successful. Dominic again received a prize as the best goalkeeper of the championship. Noteworthy was the 1996-1997 season. Hasek played still very well, but there was an unpleasant conflict with the head coach of the team Nolan. Hasek accused him of incompetence, he did not agree with the methods of work and discipline. Largely because of Hasek’s remarks, Nolan was fired from his post as head coach, and this, despite the fact that the latter was recognized as the best coach of the league. After that, many fans disliked Hasek. But the winners are not judged.
The very next season, Dominic Hasek again became the best of the best and returned the fans' love. In the 1999-2000 season, the hockey player missed most of the games due to injuries and severe pain, but formally remained in the team. In 2001, he moved to Detroit. And as part of this team he won the Stanley Cup. After that, he announced his retirement, which shocked many fans and teammates. But Dominic couldn’t just leave the big hockey. More than once he returned to the ice.
The game in Spartak
Dominic Hasek for his long career has won everything that is possible. The hockey player said that he sees no motivation for himself to continue to play big hockey. However, he did not play in the Continental Hockey League. And Hasek decided to try his hand at this strongest Europa League, despite his already solid age for hockey.
In 2010, he received an invitation to join the Spartak club from a Czech specialist Milos Rigi. Thus, it turned out that the new goalkeeper of Spartak is Dominic Hasek. He spent the season very well, set a season record for the number of “dry” matches. In seven meetings did not miss a single goal. But in the first four meetings of the playoff games, Spartak lost to SKA. Then Hasek decided to take a break for a year and return to big hockey in 2012. Throughout 2012, he was waiting for offers to start playing, but they were not received. And in October 2012, Dominic Hasek finally left the big hockey and ended his career.
Out of the ice
The biography of the famous hockey player is quite saturated. In addition to hockey, he was also interested in football, tennis and wrestling, received a good education and has a degree in Czech language and history. Dominic has an excellent sense of humor and can always create a great atmosphere around him. He owns a brand that produces sportswear. Dominic Hasek has a wife Alena, son Michal born in 1989 and daughter Dominic born in 2004.
Interesting Facts
Dominic Hasek distinguished himself not only in hockey.
- While studying at school for 10 years, he studied Russian as a foreign language, and now speaks it very successfully.
- He worked as a teacher, taught history.
- During the Olympics in Italy in 2006, he missed several training sessions because he forgot his equipment in Ottawa.
- It has its own style of play. At first, the coaches had such an incomprehensible “spanking on ice” that caused bewilderment and laughter, and because of this, the goalkeeper could not immediately get used to the NHL.
- He was sued for beating. Did it a roller hockey rival. The plaintiff demanded 8 years in prison, but cost only a fine of $ 95.
- A million dollars was donated to children from low-income families who want to play hockey.
- After winning the Nagano Olympics in 1998, he launched his Dominator Clothing brand of sportswear.
- Czech scientists named an asteroid in honor of the hockey player.
Awards and Achievements
Hasek has a huge number of awards, both personal and team. He became a two -time Stanley Cup winner in 2002 and in 2008 (Detroit), a six-time winner of the Vezin Trophy prize, who was awarded the best NHL goalkeeper. Twice became the owner of the Hart Trophy - a very prestigious prize, which receives the best goalkeeper, according to journalists. He has three awards: William M. Jennings Trophy, two-time winner of Lester Pearson Avard. In 1998, he became the Olympic Champion in the Buffalo team. Then for the first time the NHL teams began to participate in the Olympics. In Turin in 2006 he became a bronze medalist. He completed his career with a unique indicator of 92.2% of reflected washers. In 2014 he was included in the NHL Hall of Fame.