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
One of the important things was when it was 0-0 and we killed the five-on-three and they didn't score. We scored after and it's always better if you score the first goal.
I don't think there was any extra motivation, ... It's my first win here, but it's only preseason.
I'm very worried, but on the other hand I don't want to give up.
Finally we won a close game, it's a great feeling. However, it was frustrating because we gave up two goals sort of on two lucky bounces and then all of a sudden the game was so close.
I don't know if he surprised me. I made a butterfly. I went down. He shot top shelf, my glove wasn't there. It was a goal scorer move.
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.
Every win has a nice felling, and 300 is a nice number, but still far away from (career wins leader) Patrick Roy,
I didn't quite feel comfortable with everything. I wanted to stay out there a little longer and take some shots, but I'm still having a little trouble going up and down. My goal now is to start practicing with the team a little more in the next few days, and hopefully that goes well.
My goal is to play again, but if I don't feel like I am helping the team, I won't.
Only Dunlop has seen more rubber than I have
I try to have fun. Sometimes I have more fun, sometimes I have less fun. But overall I still believe that this team can do it without me and when I'll be ready, I'll be ready.
I am not afraid to stop the puck with my head. I try to do it sometimes even in practice; not everyday but once in a while, I say to my teammates, shoot me in my head and I'll try to stop the puck. I am not afraid at all of the puck, so sometimes, if the shot comes at my head, it's an easier save to make with your head. Maybe the people think a different way, but for me, I do it with my head.
We know that the Flyers always come out hard in this building. We made too many mistakes.
We have a lot of confidence on this team. We know we have skill players who can score the goals.