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Dominik Hasek He is being spoken openly about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is naturally hit by the country’s leaders.
But that’s where the legendary NHL goalkeeper said before Russian President Dmitry Medvedev It poses a death threat to him.
Hasek, who currently lives in the Czech Republic; I said in X’s post He sent an “official letter” to officials from both the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation, informing them that “Medvedev threatened to kill me.”
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“And more, among other things, I’ll point out how important their decision will be in the coming months, once again providing support in creating rules and ensuring sports competitions are not ads for the Russian War, but people will not die for them,” Hasek says. “I consider both letters to be extremely important not only for the IOC and IIHF, but also for the sport as a whole and for the non-sports community. So I’ll publish them in a few days.”
Medvedev, the deputy chief of the Russian Security Council, currently chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said through his assistant that Hayzk suffers from “rushphobia” but should be careful when crossing the roads and should not drink beer in unreleased places.
Hasek is a voice critic of the war and participation of Russian athletes in international competitions and leagues, including the NHL, saying it only promotes war against Ukraine and allows for human suffering.
Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame goaltender Dominic Hazek will be featured at the ceremony to retire No. 39 before his match against the Detroit Red Wings on January 13, 2015 at the Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Shortly after the invasion, Hasek advocated the NHL and the Olympics to ban Russians from playing unless they opposed the war. Recently, As Alex Ovechkin On his way to break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, he called Putin’s longtime supporter, Ovechkin, “a huge ad for the offensive Russian war and other Russian crimes.”
In a post after it was written in Russian, Hasek thanked the people who supported him.
“I would like to thank everyone who supported me after repeated threats from former Russian President Medvedev. I am also very grateful for it. It also gives me the power to continue this very important task. Its main purpose is to save human lives. He posted.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiara said in X that such a threat was “absolutely unacceptable.” He added that they were not surprised, but that Medvedev cannot be ignored as he is not a private person.
“Medvedev is once again acting as primitive,” Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said Wednesday. “This time we’re going to attack NHL legends and simply tell the truth – the truth about the Russian war and the misuse of sports that promote it. Such threats may not be in the civilized world in Putin’s Russia!”
January 13, 2015; Buffalo, New York, USA; former goalkeeper for the Buffalo Sabres made waves in the crowd when he took his numbers to the ice to retire his number before his first Niagara Center match against the Detroit Red Wings. (Timothy T. Ludwig-Usa Today Sports)
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In his comments on the record, Medvedev said that Hajek’s suicide could be expected.
Hasek was a six-time NHL All-Star and Vezina Award winner. He won two Stanley Cups in his career.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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