Goalkeeper Dominik Hasek: biography, career and personal life

Dominik Hasek is a legendary man and an athlete. During his career, he achieved amazing results, more than once became the best of the best. Despite the fact that now he has already completed his career, for many hockey players, he set a very high bar, being an idol and an example for imitation. The unique Dominik Hasek.

Biography: childhood

Hašek was born on January 29, 1965 in the Czech Republic, in the town of Pardubice. Father - Alois, mother - Maria Kashtanekov. When Dominic was only two years old, his parents divorced, childhood passed with his mother and stepfather - Jan Hasek. Dominik Hasek studied in a regular secondary school. It was the stepfather who was the man who brought him to the ice for the first time. It was a frozen lake, and Dominica was only five years old. A little later in six years, his grandfather began to drive him to the winter stadium. Already in the same year he was taken to the local hockey school team, he began to play with the 9-year-olds, as the goalkeeper was urgently needed.

Career

Career Hasek as a professional hockey player began in 1980 at the age of 16 years. Then he participated in the matches of the main league of Czechoslovakia and became the youngest professional player of Czech hockey. Already the following year he was the goalkeeper in the first team of "Pardubice". And in 1983 he was invited to the national team of the country and spoke against Sweden.

His first match Hasek lost with a score of 2: 3, despite this, was recognized as the best player of the meeting. So quickly began sports biography. Dominik Hasek at the age of 18 entered the world championship as the goalkeeper of the national team and became the best! In total, he played at the club for eight seasons. During this time the team twice became the champion of Czechoslovakia, three times Dominik was recognized as the best player of the country and five times the best goalkeeper. In 1990, Dominik Hasek went to the army, he played in the team "Dukla".

In 1990, Hasek had the opportunity to go to America, and he did not miss it. The political situation in the world has changed, the iron curtain has collapsed, and the biography has turned over. Dominik Hasek has long dreamed of going overseas and playing in the National Hockey League. And now his dream came true. In 1993, he spent one of the best matches in his career. All 70 goals that were thrown on target, was able to reflect Dominik Hasek. Goalkeeper this season received the award of Vezina Trofi and got into the symbolic team of the tournament.

The next year was also very successful. Dominic again received the prize as the best goalkeeper of the championship. Noteworthy was the season 1996-1997. Played Hasek is still very good, but there was an unpleasant conflict with the team's head coach Nolan. Hasek accused him of incompetence, disagreed with the methods of work and discipline. In many ways, because of Hasek's statements, Nolan was dismissed from the post of 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.

Already in the next season Dominik Hasek again became the best of the best and returned the love of the fans. In the 1999-2000 season, the hockey player missed most of the games due to injuries and severe pains, but formally remained in the team. In 2001 he moved to Detroit. And as part of this team won the Stanley Cup. After that, he announced the end of his career, than shocked many fans and teammates. But it was so easy to leave the big hockey Dominic could not. More than once he returned to the ice.

Playing in "Spartacus"

Dominik Hasek for his long career has won all that is possible. The hockey player said that he does not see the motivation for himself to continue playing in big hockey. However, he did not play in the Continental Hockey League. And Hasek decided to try his hand in this strongest European League, despite his already solid hockey age.

In 2010, from the Czech specialist Milos Riha, he received an invitation to go to the club "Spartacus." So it turned out that the new goalkeeper of "Spartacus" - Dominik Hasek. Season, he spent very well, set the season record for the number of "dry" matches. In seven meetings I did not miss a single puck. 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 the big hockey in 2012. Throughout 2012, he waited for proposals to start playing, but they were not received. And in October 2012, Dominik Hasek finally left the big hockey and retired.

Outside the ice

Biography of the famous hockey player is quite rich. In addition to hockey, he was fond of football, tennis and wrestling, received a good education and has a degree in the field of 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 his wife Alena, the son of Mikhal born in 1989 and the daughter of Dominic, born in 2004.

Interesting Facts

Dominik Hasek distinguished himself not only in hockey.

• While studying at school for 10 years as a foreign language studied Russian, and now very successfully speaks it.
• He worked as a teacher, taught history.
• During the Olympics in Italy in 2006, I missed several training sessions, because I forgot my outfit in Ottawa.
• Has its own style of play. The first time at the coaches such an incomprehensible "splash on the ice" caused bewilderment and laughter, and because of this goalkeeper could not immediately get used to the NHL.
• He was sued for beating him. Did it a rival on ice hockey rollerblading. The plaintiff demanded 8 years in prison, but only a fine of $ 95.
• A million dollars as a donation handed over to children from low-income families who want to play hockey.
• After winning the Nagano Olympics in 1998, he launched his own brand of sportswear Dominator Clothing.
• Czech scientists in honor of the hockey player called the asteroid.

Awards and achievements

Hashek has a huge number of awards, both personal and team. He became a two - time winner of the Stanley Cup in 2002 and 2008 ("Detroit"), six-time winner of the prize of Vezin Trophy, who is awarded the best goalkeeper of the NHL. Twice he became the owner of the Hart Trophy - a very prestigious prize, which gets the best goalkeeper, according to journalists. Has three awards William M. Jennings Trophy, two-time winner Lester Pearson Avard. In 1998, he became Olympic Champion in the "Buffalo" team. Then for the first time NHL teams began to participate in the Olympics. In Turin in 2006 he became a bronze medalist. Completed his career with a unique indicator of 92.2% of the reflected washers. In 2014 was included in the Hall of Fame of the NHL.