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Czechoslovak ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Dušan Pašek
Born (1960-09-07)7 September 1960Bratislava, 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, 1982Minnesota 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]

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 | | |

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