Legendary hockey player
The visit of the legendary athlete, Olympic champion in the Czech national team, two-time Stanley Cup winner is always a holiday for hockey players. And at the reception to pupils of KDYUSSH “Vershyna” Dominik Hasek himself visited,legendary Czech world-class goaltender, NHL star.
Within the framework of the visit to the capital, the most soulful and emotional part of it for us began to visit the open training of young Vershinovsat the invitation of the director of “Vershina”, also the legendary Sokolovsky tafgar Andrei Sryubko Dominik Gasek. The children did not understand the frantic joys. The coaching staff, parents and guests of the event did not hide the delight of acquaintance with the legend. And about everything in turn.
Hashek demonstrated hockey department pets master class showed effective hockey feats. He also talked about the hockey subtleties in the work of a bouncer, who plays one of the most important roles in the team, protecting the goal and being decisive in the outcome of the match. Also, the great Friend of Ukraine was interested in the difficult life of young players in wartime, opportunities for training and competitions under Russian bombing raids, air alarms due to threats of Russian missile attacks, which are constantly interrupted by hiding in shelters.
“I'm so happy to see you all on the ice. Hockey is the best game, I played for a very long time myself. So I wish you good matches, so that you are happy that you are playing hockey. Nothing could be better than playing with your friends. I wish you health!”, - greeted the young gladiators of the field under the frenzied knock of sticks on the ice Mr. Hashek.
Yes, the positive atmosphere of the sports holiday dominated the Schalett skates.Our children were satisfied, full of emotions, new experiences and aspirations to reach new Peaks. The children were photographed and received autographs. Thank you for a pleasant visit, Mr. Dominic!
And in memory of the visit to KDYUSH “Vershina”, the school prepared for Dominic personalized jerseyunder his legendary number 39.
“For everyone present at the training, it was a world event. When there is a legend on the ice with them, then many literally opened their mouths and they could not believe who was next. A simple-looking uncle in a jersey of the Nagano-1998 Olympic team congratulated everyone, wished good luck, sportsmanship, discipline and a peaceful sky to us all! And then there was a photo shoot, both in the hall and in the open air. I must say that I did not refuse any of the children. Emotions are only positive! It was super!”, - comments coach Alexey Zudin.
“Dominic came by to congratulate Vershina School, and it was incredibly comforting for us. The children and parents were delighted! And Serhiy Babinets, manager of the youth teams of Ukraine of the Hockey Federation of Ukraine, helped with the visit. There would be more positive meetings like that. Do children know about Hashek? Very young people told about him, and older people wanted an autograph on everything.” adds mentor Andriy Kochur and rejoices at the donated personalized jersey.
“Glad to meet you. He said that he would like his goalkeepers from the team to be like Hasek. And himself, when he plays in the NHL, he will buy his number 35 and will also be like Dominic - one with his number. Received an autograph on a bottle for water, said that later he would try to sell it for 300 thousand hryvnias” - Mother Christina tells with a smile about the impressions of the son of Gordie Mikhailovsky.
Note that this is already the second visit of 59-year-old Hashek to Ukrainesince the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia. The famous goalkeeper is known for his pro-Ukrainian stance. Dominic is actively involved in our collective fight to restore justice in sport. And together we are stronger!
“To all Russian hockey players and officials. Either you support your country's imperialist war and all its associated crimes, or you are against it. You cannot compete with us until you leave Ukraine, pay reparations and put Putin on trial in the Hague. It's about life.” - gave a harsh assessment to the Russian Nazis of the sport of goalkeeper in his social network.
