Dušan Pašek | |||
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Born |
Bratislava, TCH |
7 September 1960||
Died | 15 March 1998 Bratislava, Slovakia |
(aged 37)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Slovan Bratislava Minnesota North Stars |
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National team | Czechoslovakia | ||
NHL Draft | 81st overall, 1982 Minnesota North Stars |
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Playing career | 1977–1993 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1979 Sweden | ||
World Championships | ||
1985 Czechoslovakia | ||
1982 Finland | ||
1983 West Germany | ||
1987 Austria | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1984 Sarajevo |
Dušan Pašek (7 September 1960 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia – 15 March 1998 in Bratislava, Slovakia) was a professional ice hockey forward who played 48 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota North Stars. 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. Reasons for his death are still rumoured.