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Born: Pa rdubice, Czech Republic; Drafted: 1983Draft. - 10th.. Rd. (199th overall) by CHI; Acquired by Sabres : Aug. 7, 1992 ABOUT DOMINIK HASEK SABRES HAll OF FAME Dominik Hasek, one of th e most prolific goalt enders in NHl history, ente rs th e Buf MEMBERS BY CLASS falo Sabres Hall of Fame as its 42nd me mbe r. Hasek, w ho began his career with the Class of 1980 Sabres in 1992 afte r he was acquired th rou gh a trade with the Chicago Blackha wks , Frank Christie, Roger Crozier, is recognized as one of the mo st decorat ed and celebrated goalte nders In both t eam George " Punch" Imlach and league history. Class of 1982 Dur ing his time with the fran chise, Hasek appea red in a t otal of 49 1 games over a Tim Horton, Fred T. Hunt span of nine seasons from 199 2-20 01. As t he Sabres' ma instay in net for most of Class of 1986 his time in BUffalo, he became the first goaltende r in NHL histo ry t o win the Hart David Forman, Don Luce, Trophy twice (1997 & 1998), w hile also captu ring six Vezina Trophies (1994, 1995, Craig Ramsay 1997, 1998, 1999 & 2001 ) as we ll as the William M. Jenni ngs Troph y (1994 & 2001) and the l est er B. Pearson Award twice (1997 & 1998). Class of 1989 Plioto 15y Denis Brodeur Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert, Hasek set numerous franchise recor ds and, upon his departure from the Sabres, ow ned t he reco rds fo r most all-ti me Richard Martin games played (49 1), wins (234) and shutouts (55), and lowes t career goals-aga inst average (2.22).Hasek appeared in a career-high 72 games fo r the club in the 1997-98 season , setting a t eam record with 13 shutouts, only to follow Class of 1994 tha t up with a care er-best 1.87 goals-against average, .937 save percentage and a Sta nley Cup Final berth in 1998-99 . Danny Gare Class of 1995 Afte r his depart ure from the Sabres , he spent four seasons with th e Detroi t Red Wings, where he earned a pair of Stan ley Jim Schoenfeld, Cup cham pionsh ips (2002 & 2008) and also suited up for the Ottawa Senators during the 2005-06 season. Robert O. Swados When he retired from the NHl in 2008, Hasek finished with 389 career wins, and also ranked Inside the t op 10 In severa l Class of 1996 statistical categories, including highes t career save percentage (.922), most games played by a European born goaltender Ted Darling, North rup R. Knox, (735), most career shutouts (8 1) and lowest career goals-against average (2.13). I n International competiti on, the Par Seymour H. Knox, III dub ice, Czech Republic native won a gold me dal in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games and a bronze medal in the 2006 Games. Class of 1998 Jack Gatecliff, Larry Plavfatr "THE DOMINATOR" Class of 2000 • Hasek own s the best career GAA ( 2.20) and SV% (.922) am ong goaltenders with at least 500 NHl games pla yed . Don Edwards, Wayne Redshaw, • Hasek's .926 save percentage with Buffalo is the best of any goa lie with at least 200 games played with one team. Robert " Rip" Simonick, Bill Hajt • Hasek holds the five best single-season save percentage total s from the 1990s; in that decade, no other goal tender's best season was as good as Hasek's fifth-best, judging by save percentage. Class of 200 1 Jerry Korab, Mike Racicot, For an extended graph ic look at Dominik Hasek's dominance, visit www.sabres.com/D ominator. Mike Ramsey SABRES CAREER HASEK'S HARDWARE Clas s of 2004 Regular season : 234-172-70 Awards and honors earned by Dom inik Hasek during his time as a Mike Foligno, Dick Johnston, • 491 games played (2nd all-ti me) member of the Buffalo Sabres (1992-2001) Pat LaFontaine, Rudy Migay, • 234 wins (2nd all-time) Hart Memorial Award: 1997, 1998 Robert E. Rich, Jr., • 55 career shutouts (1st all-time) Given annually to the NHL player judged to be the most valuable George Strawbr idge • 28,664 minutes (2nd all-time) to his team. Class of 2007 Playoffs: 37-37 Lester B. Pearson Award: 1997, 1998 Phil Housley • 68 games played (rst all-ti me) Presented annua lly to the "most outstanding player" in the NHL. • 37 wins (1st all-time) Class of 2009 •Six shutouts (1st all-time) Vezina Trophy: 1994, 199s, 1997, 1998, 1999,2001 Dave Andreych uk, Milt Ellis • 42g0 minutes (1st all-time) Given annually to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position. Class of 2010 Franchise Record s: Joe Crozier, Jim Lorentz • Goals-Against Average (career) : William M. Jennings Trophy: 1994, 200 1 2.22 Given to the goalkeeper(s) having played a min imum of25 Class of 2011 •Goals-Against Average (season): games for the team with the fewest goals scored aga inst it Alexander Mogilny, Jim Kelley 1.87 (1998-99) (lowest goals-against average) . • Save Percentage (career) : Class of 2012 .926 NHl First-Team All-Star: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Dale Hawerchuk, • Save Percentage (season) : Rick Jeanneret .937 (1998-99) NHl All-Star Game: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 • Shutouts (career): 55 Class of 20 14 • Shutouts (season) : 13 Olympic Gold Medalist: 1998 (Nagano) Dominik Hasek The Sabres Hall ofFame Committee is comprised of Scott Bowman, Seymour Knox I V, Kevin Gavagan, Jim Lorentz, Michael Gilbert, John Murph y, Bucky Gleason, Wayne Redshaw, Bill Hajt, Jeff Russo, Ed Kilgore, Floyd Smith and Peter Andrews..