Dominik Hasek
Dominik Hasek
Dominik Hašek; born January 29, 1965) is a retired Czech ice hockey goaltender. In his 16-season National Hockey Leaguecareer, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators. During his years in Buffalo, he became one of the league's finest goaltenders, earning him the nickname "The Dominator". His strong play has been credited with establishing European goaltenders in a league previously dominated by North Americans. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, both with...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth29 January 1965
CityPardubice, Czech Republic
We were very focused, very concentrated before the game and you could see it on the ice. Today was one of the best games we played this year.
He was a classy guy and it was always fun to be around him. He was saying whatever he felt, he didn't care. I can say he had the best wrist shot I ever played against. No doubt about it. His wrist shot was unbelievable.
I had fun after I made a few saves, ... They were without a lot of their big guns. I didn't face the best shooters, so I'm not too excited about it. I'm sure it will be different with Mario (Lemieux) and (Sidney) Crosby in their lineup. Overall it was a good start for me.
We've been struggling since Christmas. We played a good game, but unfortunately it wasn't enough for us to win it.
We just lost one game, we're not out of play. We have so many good players. I think we've got the team to be successful.
I signed his half and he signed mine. I still have my half.
Probably, I'm a little bit excited and nervous. It's not just another pre-season game, it's the first one in this building for me
At this point, I am not very optimistic that I could start the next series. But who knows. It almost seems like the harder I work, it gets worse. I don't feel an improvement the last week or two. It's very frustrating. But I still try to do what I'm asked to do, and hope it's going to be better.
I think I'm embarrassed to get a shutout like that.
I think he played really well in the first round. I know he's a very talented goalie and he can do the job for us, definitely.
I'm still focused, I'm concentrating on what I am doing. I want to be back this month, definitely. I want to be on the ice and play some games before the playoffs start so I'll be ready for the playoffs. That's my goal.
We gave up a two goal lead so we were lucky to tie the game. At least we won the shootout.
We have a lot of confidence on this team. We know we have skill players who can score the goals.
We know that the Flyers always come out hard in this building. We made too many mistakes.