Dušan Pašek | |
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Born | 7 September 1960 Bratislava, TCH |
Died | 15 March 1998 Bratislava, Slovakia |
(aged 37)
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shot | Left |
Played for | Slovan Bratislava Minnesota North Stars |
NHL Draft | 81st overall, 1982 Minnesota North Stars |
Playing career | 1977–1993 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Silver | 1984 Sarajevo | Team |
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 also won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and represented Czechoslovakia at three Canada Cups.
Pašek was president of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation when he committed suicide on 15 March 1998. Reasons for his death are still rumoured.[1]