Dominik Hasek was a slam-dunk for first-ballot induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday after a career that included winning the Vezina Trophy six times, the Williams Jennings Trophy three times, the Hart Trophy twice, the Stanley Cup twice – once as the starter in 2002 and again as the backup to Chris Osgood in 2008 – and Olympic gold. On June 23, 2014, Hašek was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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He enters the Hall of Fame … We spent one night in Prague and I will never forget that. Hasek also earned a Gold Medal with his national team in the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
"It was an unforgettable moment.""I had some goalie coaches who maybe asked why I did things a certain way, but back in the day I was strong-willed and they never tried to change me," he said. Hasek was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014. My butterfly, I think, was the best in my time. Two months later, and without ever playing a game for the Hawks, Beauregard was traded to the Winnipeg Jets for center Christian Ruuttu -- who would only play parts of three seasons with the Hawks.Meanwhile in Buffalo, Hasek won the Vezina Trophy four times (1994, '95, '97, '98) as the league's best goalie and the Hart Trophy twice (1997, '98) as the league's MVP.He enters the Hall of Fame with center Peter Forsberg, center Mike Modano, defenseman Rob Blake, coach Pat Burns, referee Bill McCreary, USA Today writer Kevin Allen and Blackhawks play-by-play announcer Pat Foley.Hasek would take part in torturing the Hawks one last time in 2008, when he backed up Chris Osgood during the Red Wings' run to their 11thStanley Cup in franchise history.Hasek was selected by the Hawks in the 1983 NHL draft, and spent parts of two seasons backing up Belfour in the early 1990s, but after advancing to the Stanley Cup Final in 1992, the Hawks decided Belfour would command most of the playing time, leaving little use for Hasek.The remorse in Chicago became even worse in 2001 as Daze's career was peaking and Hasek was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, where he won his fifth Vezina trophy (2001) and first Stanley Cup (2002).And if not for Blackhawks goaltender Eddie Belfour, Hasek might also be entering with the distinction as one of, if not the best, to ever man the crease in Chicago.The Czech Republic native finished his career with 389 wins (11thmost in NHL history), a .922 save percentage and 2.20 goals against average.
Unfortunately I could not help my teammates score goals, but when the game was 2-1 for us I knew I could be the biggest difference.