Czech ice hockey player

Dominik Hašek

Dominik Hašek is a Czech former ice hockey player who was a goaltender for 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), mostly for the Buffalo Sabres. Widely considered to be the greatest goaltender in history, Hašek also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Ottawa Senators in his NHL career before finishing his career in Europe. While 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.

Born

1965

January 29

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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Dominik, in brief

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Key dates

1965 Born

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1814 War of the Sixth Coalition: France engages Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
1819 Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.

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The world in 1965

When Dominik arrived

april 11 The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-five tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states of the United States, killing 266 people.
april 21 The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season.
april 24 Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
april 28 United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate US Army troops.

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Bettye LaVette 1946– American singer-songwriter Brian Wood 1972– American writer, illustrator and graphic designer Gamini Jayawickrama Perera 1941–2024 Sri Lankan politician (born 1941) Jeffery Amherst 1717–1797 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1717) Marián Varga 1947– Slovak organist and composer (died 2017) Pat Quinn 1943–2014 Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014)

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