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Hasek Retires… For (Likely) the Last Time
by Alanah McGinley on 06/09/08 at 01:25 PM ET
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From TSN:
Detroit Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek officially announced his retirement from the National Hockey League after 16 seasons.
Hasek leaves the NHL as one of the most important goaltenders the game has ever seen. From 1993 to 2001, The Dominator won six Vezina Trophies and became the first goalie since Jacques Plante (1962) to be named the league’s Most Valuable Player. Hasek was also the first goalie ever to win consecutive Hart Trophies in 1997 and 1998.
Update 11:30am ET: Noted in the Free Press, “It’s time to say goodbye,” Hasek said.
Update 2:42pm ET: Some reflections on Hasek from Mitch Albom at the Free Press. Meanwhile, HockeyTownTodd has already moved on to Jimmy Howard…
Update 3:10pm ET: Video from Hasek’s press conference now added below.
Update 6:34pm ET: From Pierre LeBrun at the CP, Brodeur, Peca and Ruff remember Hasek as one of the best.
For more on Hasek, check out this retrospective from Mike Wilkinson at the Detroit News.
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*photo from the Best of Hasek photo gallery at the Free Press
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