Dušan Pašek
Dušan Pašek (7 September 1960 – 15 March 1998) was a Czechoslovak and Slovak professional ice hockey forward who played 48 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1993, was mainly spent with Slovan Bratislava in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and represented Czechoslovakia at three Canada Cups. He also won a gold medal at the 1985 World Ice Hockey Championships.
| Dušan Pašek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 September 1960 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died |
15 March 1998 (aged 37) Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
KalPa HC Fassa HC Ambrì–Piotta HC Asiago Slovan Bratislava Minnesota North Stars ASD Dukla Jihlava | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| NHL Draft |
81st overall, 1982 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1993 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1979 Sweden | |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1985 Czechoslovakia | |
| 1982 Finland | |
| 1983 West Germany | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1987 Austria | |
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1984 Sarajevo | |
Pašek was president of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation when he committed suicide by gunshot on 15 March 1998.[1] Reasons for his death are unknown. His son, Dušan Pašek, also committed suicide (by hanging) in November 2021.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR U20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 40 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 34 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | SVK-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 43 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 40 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 40 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | CSSR | 45 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 38 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 40 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 20 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | HC Asiago | ITA | 34 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Fassa | ALP | 18 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Fassa | ITA | 17 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | KalPa | FIN | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CSSR totals | 372 | 187 | 143 | 330 | 462 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 10 | |||
| Senior totals | 82 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 62 | |||
References
- "Lubbock Advance-Journal". Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- Hockey Draft Central
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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