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Dušan Pašek

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Dušan Pašek
Born (1960-09-07)7 September 1960
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Died 15 March 1998(1998-03-15) (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
Silver medal – second place 1979 Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place 1982 Finland
Silver medal – second place 1983 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Austria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo

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.

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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Lubbock Advance-Journal". Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ Hockey Draft Central
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