Dominik Hasek

                                 

Dominik Hasek

Born: January 29, 1965; Pardubice, Czech Republic

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 180

Catches: Left

 

Buffalo acquired Dom from Chicago on August 7, 1992.  Buffalo traded Stephane Beauregard and a fourth round choice (Eric Daze) in the 1993 Entry Draft.  Who do you think got the best end of that deal?

 

Dom won the 1998 Olympic Gold Medal for the Czech Republic and shut out Russia in the championship game.  He is a five-time winner of the Vezina Trophy, two-time winner of the Hart Trophy (NHL's Most Valuable Player), twice won NHLPA's Lester Pearson Award as the League's outstanding player.  Led the NHL in save percentage in six seasons.  He was named to the NHL First All-Star Team five times.  Four times he was named NHL Player of the Month and six times named NHL Player of the Week.

 

Dom has given the city of Buffalo a ride through out his 9 years here.  The most precious prize has not been won as of this writing, but no one can deny the talent this man has.  He is looked at around the world as one of "the greatest."   In 2001 Dom donated 1 million dollars to the city of Buffalo to build a recreation/hockey center in the city limits.

 

Dom was traded to Detroit prior to the 2002 season.  Many were upset at the way things transpired and how Dom may have pulled the strings, but he will always be remembered here.

 

           THANK YOU DOM!!