j.hoop 64 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 hate to be the harbinger of bad news, especially since puckloo loves the dominator so much. get well soon dom !!! Dominik Hasek has all but ruled himself out of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, according to reports. Hasek, 44, suffered a thigh injury during weekend play in the Czech league and will be out for at least the next three weeks. In a worst-case scenario, Hasek could miss six weeks. "With this injury, my chance to participate in the 2010 Olympics is quite low," Hasek was quoted as saying in the report on CTVOlympics.ca. Hasek led the Czech Republic to the gold medal in 1998 in Nagano, Japan in the first Olympic tournament featuring NHL players. Hasek, who played to a 2.20 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in 735 NHL games, also won a Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008. He retired after winning that Cup, but returned to action a year later, signing with his hometown team, HC Pardubice, in hopes of re-honing his game to be part of the Olympic picture. In 15 games this season, he had posted a 2.54 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. Earlier this year, the Czech Republic Ice Hockey Federation submitted a list of 60 players being considered for the Olympics. That list featured eight goalies, including Florida's Tomas Vokoun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 it wouldve been so interesting to see him play. very sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 it wouldve been so interesting to see him play. very sad news. wasnt his whole reason with signing with pardubice (might be wrong ) to play in the olympics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CaliWingsNut Report post Posted October 29, 2009 shame Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 wasnt his whole reason with signing with pardubice (might be wrong ) to play in the olympics? No. He said it was quite the motivating force, but not the reason he returned to the game. He can still play, and the team was thrilled to have him. But Dom is smart to say now, it's not looking good. It frees up the coach for the Czech team - Rosey (VladimÃr) Ruzicka - to make some decisions early on about goalies. Vokoun will do fine. Too bad, as it would have been quite the story to see Dom back out there. I am sure he's as disappointed as I am. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 I'd have trouble seeing Hasek at this age starting over Vokoun, but would have loved to see him out there regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ZetterbergFourty Report post Posted October 29, 2009 I hadnt realized he was even still playing hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Awww, I was looking forward to seeing him play again. Feel better soon Dom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 well... I mean... he is 96 years old... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordie Howe hat trick 110 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Dom is a competitor, I'm hoping that he still makes it to the Olympic team, and absolutely tears it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interminded 1 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 It's okay Dom, there's always Sochi 2014. Seriously though, I would have been nice if Dom made the Czech Olympic squad. Maybe not as the starter, but to be a member of an Olympic Team on that age, would be great.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 He may still be at the Olympics, he didn't rule it out. I hope so, what a story... just to have him on the team would be a huge thing to the Czech athletes. I suspect Dom is more realistic than most about the fact that he will not be first goalie, in any case. No way even Dom could repeat what he did in Nagano, 10 years later. It will be fun to see if he's there, anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA Report post Posted October 29, 2009 This is going to reveal how much of a douchebag I am but I for one am glad. Those who have met Hasek can tell you the guy is a giant self absorbed ******. During his tenure here, he lived in Northville, and his son Mike was in several classes of mine, and well lets just say Dom was pretty much universially hated by everyone. He even refused to give one of Mike's friends an autograph without paying first.... At least no good forwards will have to worry about him diving for their legs and almost breaking their necks with the game allready decided/some more deserving young goalie gets cheated out of an oppertunity to represent his team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Would have been great to see him in the Olympics. I don't care what rumors float around about how he is off the ice, that guy is the most entertaining goalie ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Only Hasek would do stuff like this... "What are you supposed to do, come on" =P Edited October 29, 2009 by mindfly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Noodle 39 14 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 I was really excited about this winter Olympics cause i wanted to see Hasek play! Sad news... hopefully when he gets healthy they will start him anyways cause Vokoun is BLEH! Sigh.. get well soon Dom! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Wow, no one could have seen this coming...except everyone other than Dom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjm502 165 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 I was really excited about this winter Olympics cause i wanted to see Hasek play! Sad news... hopefully when he gets healthy they will start him anyways cause Vokoun is BLEH! Sigh.. get well soon Dom! Vokoun was one of the best goalies in the NHL last year, and he was with the Panthers. Look what happened to Anderson once he was put on a better team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 This is going to reveal how much of a douchebag I am but I for one am glad. Those who have met Hasek can tell you the guy is a giant self absorbed ******. During his tenure here, he lived in Northville, and his son Mike was in several classes of mine, and well lets just say Dom was pretty much universially hated by everyone. He even refused to give one of Mike's friends an autograph without paying first.... At least no good forwards will have to worry about him diving for their legs and almost breaking their necks with the game allready decided/some more deserving young goalie gets cheated out of an oppertunity to represent his team. And I thought we'd agree on something when pigs fly... Oh, wait- the swine flew. Too bad about Dom. He's Czech hero. Even if he didn't start, the younglings would have benefited from having him there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjlegend 155 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 We make fun of his age, but Dom starred in the Calgary 1988 Olympics. Chelios was in the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. The lesson, as always: Chris Chelios is really damn old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted October 30, 2009 We make fun of his age, but Dom starred in the Calgary 1988 Olympics. Chelios was in the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. The lesson, as always: Chris Chelios is really damn old. And some old people can still kick plenty of a**!!!! Hope Hasek can get better sooner than later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
