Dominik Hasek (Hockey Heroes (Greystone Books).) (Paperback)

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A goalie who has pioneered a new style of goaltending that responds to hockey's faster pace, harder hitting and tighter checking. Dominik Hasek plays goal as if every game means winning the Stanley Cup. For ages 8-12.

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Dominik Hasek plays goal as if every game means winning the Stanley Cup. In practices he tells his teammates to shoot at his face because he believes his helmet-and-cage headgear is just another way to stop someone from scoring. When he's in the net, he's king of the crease. The few pucks that get by him are personal tragedies.

That's how he's won four Vezina Trophies as the best goaltender in the National Hockey League. That's why he's considered the finest netminder ever to play in Czechoslovakia, where he was born. That's how he led his country to an Olympic gold medal in 1998. And that's why many people call him the world's greatest goalie.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 44 pages
• Publisher: Greystone Books, Ltd (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550546791
• ISBN-13: 978-1550546798
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,129,589 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)