DETROIT -- Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek announced today he will retire from the National Hockey League after 16 seasons.  Hasek played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, and Detroit Red Wings during his NHL career. 

Hasek moves into retirement as one of hockey’s preeminent figures.  He played in 735 career games, accumulating 389 wins (10th all-time), 81 career shutouts (tied 6th all-time), and finishing with a career goals against average of 2.20.  His 65 postseason wins rank 10th all-time.

Throughout his illustrious career Hasek’s stellar play has been celebrated with numerous accolades, beginning in 1992 when he was named to the NHL’s all-rookie team.  He would go on to win the William M. Jennings trophy three times (1994 with Grant Fuhr in Buffalo, 2001 in Buffalo, and 2008 with Chris Osgood in Detroit), the Vezina trophy as the league’s top goaltender six times (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001), the Lester B. Pearson award as the NHLPA’s top player two times (1997 and 1998) and was twice named the Hart Memorial trophy winner as the NHL’s most valuable player (1997 and 1998).  He became the first goaltender since Jacques Plante in 1962 to win the Hart trophy, and remains the only goaltender in NHL history to win the award twice.  Hasek was also named to the NHL’s first all-star team six times (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001), made six all-star game appearances (1996, 1997, 1998, 1998, 2001 and 2002), and captured Olympic gold with the Czech Republic in 1998.  His mastery in the crease earned him the nickname ‘The Dominator’. 

Despite all of his individual success, the trophy Hasek coveted more than all was the Stanley Cup.  After a trade to Detroit in July 2001, Hasek finally achieved his dream, backstopping the Red Wings to the 2002 Stanley Cup Championship.  He recorded six shutouts in 23 playoff games, to set a then NHL postseason record.  Hasek would team with Chris Osgood this past season to win yet another Stanley Cup title in Detroit.

Perhaps Hasek’s lasting legacy dates back to March of 2001.  Shortly before he was traded to Detroit, Hasek made an unprecedented $1 million donation to the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo in order to help develop the Dominik Hasek Youth Hockey League, commonly referred to as ‘Hasek’s Heroes’.  The program was developed to provide underprivileged inner-city youth the opportunity to learn basic skating and hockey skills.  Through a partnership with the Buffalo Public School System, Hasek’s Heroes promotes the combination of athletic development and educational support to foster life-long learning skills.  Since its inception, the program has grown to over 250 members. 

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Dominik Hasek
Born: Jan 29 1965  -- Pardubice, Czech
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180 pounds
Selected by Chicago Blackhawks round 10 #199 overall 1983 NHL Entry Draft

Regular-Season
Season	Team	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	AVG	PIM	Shots
1990-91	INDI, IHL	33	20	11	1	1903	80	5	2.52	0	0
1990-91	CHIC, NHL	5	3	0	1	195	8	0	2.46	0	93
1991-92	CHIC, NHL	20	10	4	1	1014	44	1	2.60	8	413
1991-92	INDI, IHL	20	7	10	3	1162	69	1	3.56	0	0
1992-93	BUFF, NHL	28	11	10	4	1429	75	0	3.15	0	720
1993-94	BUFF, NHL	58	30	20	6	3358	109	7	1.95	6	1552
1994-95	BUFF, NHL	41	19	14	7	2416	85	5	2.11	2	1221
1994-95	PARD, CZECH	2	2	0	0	124	6	0	2.90	0	0
1995-96	BUFF, NHL	59	22	30	6	3417	161	2	2.83	6	2011
1996-97	BUFF, NHL	67	37	20	10	4037	153	5	2.27	30	2177
1997-98	BUFF, NHL	72	33	23	13	4220	147	13	2.09	12	2149
1997-98	CZEC, OLYMP	6	5	1	0	369	6	2	0.98	0	0
1998-99	BUFF, NHL	64	30	18	14	3817	119	9	1.87	14	1877
1999-00	BUFF, NHL	35	15	11	6	2066	76	3	2.21	12	937
2000-01	BUFF, NHL	67	37	24	4	3895	137	11	2.11	22	1726
2001-02	DETR, NHL	65	41	15	8	3872	140	5	2.17	8	1654
2001-02	CZEC, OLYMP	4	1	2	1	239	8	0	2.01	0	0
2003-04	DETR, NHL	14	8	3	2	816	30	2	2.21	0	324
2005-06	OTTA, NHL	43	28	10	4	2583	90	5	2.09	16	1202
2006-07	DETR, NHL	56	38	11	6	3340	114	8	2.05	20	1309
2007-08	DETR, NHL	41	27	10	4	2350	84	5	2.14	12	855
NHL TOTALS		735	389	223	96	42825	1572	81	2.20	168	20220

Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	AVG	PIM	Shots
1990-91	CHIC, NHL	3	0	0	0	69	3	0	2.61	0	39
1990-91	INDI, IHL	1	1	0	0	60	3	0	3.00	0	0
1991-92	CHIC, NHL	3	0	2	0	158	8	0	3.04	0	70
1992-93	BUFF, NHL	1	1	0	0	45	1	0	1.33	0	24
1993-94	BUFF, NHL	7	3	4	0	484	13	2	1.61	2	261
1994-95	BUFF, NHL	5	1	4	0	309	18	0	3.50	0	131
1996-97	BUFF, NHL	3	1	1	0	153	5	0	1.96	2	68
1997-98	BUFF, NHL	15	10	5	0	948	32	1	2.03	4	514
1998-99	BUFF, NHL	19	13	6	0	1217	36	2	1.77	8	587
1999-00	BUFF, NHL	5	1	4	0	301	12	0	2.39	2	147
2000-01	BUFF, NHL	13	7	6	0	832	29	1	2.09	14	347
2001-02	DETR, NHL	23	16	7	0	1455	45	6	1.86	8	562
2006-07	DETR, NHL	18	10	8	0	1139	34	2	1.79	2	444
2007-08	DETR, NHL	4	2	2	0	161	10	0	3.73	2	0
NHL TOTALS		119	65	49	0	7271	246	14	2.03	44	3194