Dominik Hašek From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dominik Hašek (born January 29 in Pardubice Czech Republic ), often called The Dominator , is a professional ice hockey goalie as of 2004 , he plays for the NHL Ottawa Senators . He is by far the most successful European goaltender of all time (some would also argue that he could've broken more records than Patrick Roy if he would have started his NHL career earlier), and is one of the top athletes to ever play the position. Hašek was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in , but didn't debut with them until the 1990-91 season. Hašek spent time as the backup to Ed Belfour , and only played 25 games over two seasons with the Blackhawks. During the summer of , Hašek was traded to the Buffalo Sabres , where he blossomed into one of the NHL's top goaltenders. During his career, Hašek has won the Vezina Trophy for most outstanding goalie six times, and has won the Hart Memorial Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award twice each. He led the NHL in save percentage six times, and has been named to the first team at the all star game five times. At the 1998 Winter Olympics , Hašek led the Czech team to a gold medal, including a shutout of the | |
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