Dušan Pašek
Czechoslovak ice hockey player
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Dušan Pašek (1960 – 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
 | 1979 Sweden | |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1985 Czechoslovakia | |
| 1982 Finland | |
| 1983 West Germany | |
 | 1987 Austria | |
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1984 Sarajevo | |
Pašek was president of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation when he died.
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 | |||
Death
Pašek killed himself on 15 March 1998.[1] He was 37 years old at the time of his suicide.[2]
Twenty-three years later, his son, also named Dušan Pašek, killed himself at the age of 36.[2]