Ice Hockey Goaltenders: Dominik Ha Ek, Goaltender, Vladislav Tretiak, Olaf K Lzig, Tom Vokoun, Cristobal Huet, Jaroslav Hal K, Martin Jones

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Dominik Ha ek, Goaltender, Vladislav Tretiak, Olaf Kolzig, Toma Vokoun, Cristobal Huet, Jaroslav Halak, Martin Jones, Peter Budaj, Jonas Hiller, John Murray, Eddie Lack, Pal Grotnes, Viona Harrer, Kiril Vajarov, Jussi Rynnas, Ji i Hole ek, Klemen Mohori, Vladimir Dzurilla, Teiji Honma, Alexandr Hylak, Tobias Stephan, Eum Hyun-Seung, Frederik Andersen, Andre Lysenstoen, Marco Buhrer, Jim Marthinsen, Ruben Smith, Miroslav Recicar, Adam Cree, Ladislav Kudrna, Harry Weiss. Excerpt: Dominik Ha ek (Czech pronunciation: born January 29, 1965) is a Czech ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In his 16-season National Hockey League (NHL) career, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and the Ottawa Senators. During his years in Buffalo, he became the league's finest goaltender, earning him the nickname The Dominator. His strong play has been credited with establishing European goaltenders in a league widely dominated by North Americans. Ha ek was one of the league's most successful goaltenders of the 1990s and early 2000s. From 1993 to 2001, he won six Vezina Trophies. In 1998 he won his second consecutive Hart Memorial Trophy, becoming the first goaltender to win the award multiple times. During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, he led the Czech national ice hockey team to its first and only Olympic gold medal. The feat made him a popular figure in his home country and prompted hockey legend Wayne Gretzky to call him the best player in the game. While with the Red Wings in 2002, Ha ek became the first European starting goaltender to win the Stanley Cup. In the process, he set a record for shutouts in a postseason year. Ha ek is considered an unorthodox goaltender, with a distinct style that has labeled him a fl..