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Dominik Hasek has been opened about the invasion of Russia in Ukraine, and naturally received decline from the country’s leaders.
But he has reached the point where the legendary NHL goalkeeper has said that former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has issued death threats against him.
Hask, who currently resides in the Czech Republic, said in an X position that he sent “official letters” to both officials of the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation to “inform them that … Medvedev threatened to kill me.”
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The goalkeeper of the Detroit Red Wings, Dominik Hasek (39) stops during the first period of the game against the Chicago Black Hawks in Joe Louis Arena. (Leon Halip-USA Today Sports)
“In addition, among other things, I point out how important their decisions will be in the coming months and again offer assistance to create rules so that sports competitions are not an announcement of the Russian war and people do not die for them,” Hasek said. “I consider that both letters are very important not only for the IOC and IIHF, but also for the entire sports community and also not sports. Therefore, I will publish them in a few days.”
Medvedev, who is currently deputy director of the Russian Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said through his assistant that Hasek suffered from “Russophobia”, must be careful when crossing the roads and should not drink beer in unsecured places.
Hasek has been a vocal critic of war and the participation of Russian athletes in international competitions and leagues, including NHL, saying that it only promotes the war against Ukraine and allows human suffering.
The goalkeeper of the Hall of Fame, Dominik Hasek, of the Buffalo Sabres, is presented during the ceremonies to withdraw his number 39 before his match against the Detroit Red Wings on January 13, 2015 in the first center of Niagara in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bill Wippert/Nhli through Getty Images)
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Shortly after the invasion, Hask advocated the NHL and the Olympic Games to prohibit Russians from playing, unless they talk against war. Recently, as Alex Ovechkin was on his way to breaking the Wayne Gretzky goal record, he called Ovechkin, a defender for a long time from Putin, a “great announcement for the aggressive Russian war and other Russian crimes.”
In a subsequent publication written in Russian, Hasek thanked those who support it.
“I would like to thank everyone, without exception, who supported me after the repeated threats of former Russian president Medvedev. I appreciate it a lot. I also give me strength to continue this important work, whose objective is to save human lives. His words are despised for human life and I am very happy that we condemn such actions. Thank you again,” he published.
The Czech Prime Minister, Petro Fiala, said in X that such threats are “absolutely unacceptable.” He added that they were not surprising, but they cannot be ignored because Medvedev is not a private person.
“Medvedev behaves once again as primitive,” said Foreign Minister Czech Jan Lipavský on Wednesday. “This time he attacked the NHL Dominik Hasek’s legend simply to tell the truth: the truth about the Russian war and the misuse of sports in promotion. Such intimidation can be normal in the Russia of Putin, not in the civilized world!”
January 13, 2015; Buffalo, NY, USA; The former Buffalo Sabers goalkeeper, Dominik Hasek, greets the crowd while taking the ice during his ceremony to withdraw his number before a game against the Detroit Red Wings in the first center of Niagara. (Timothy T. Ludwig-USA Today Sports)
In his comments on the registration, Medvedev said that Hasek suicide can be expected.
Hasek was a six-time NHL All-Star and time winner. He won two Stanley glasses during his career.
