Considered to be one of the greatest, if the not the greatest goaltender in the world, Dominik Hasek could soon be dominating the political scene in his native home of the Czech Republic.
Speaking with Czech publication iDNES, the Hall of Fame netminder was asked if he'd consider running for the president of the Czech Republic and was pretty open about the possibility.
(The following text was translated using Google Translate).
“One can imagine. Why not?”
“Now I have my job, which I really love and want to do it to the (fullest). But what will be in two (or) three years? And then I’ll decide. Everything is possible.”
“At the same time, I like to do things that are responsible. I have no doubt that the office of the President is very responsible, so if I were to take it from this side, I would (have to) be excellent. But the president must have a number of other qualities, so we’ll see.”
Considered an iconic hero in his country, Hasek strung together one of the most impressive careers as a goaltender, racking up a record SIX Vezina trophies while playing an unorthodox, reactionary style that relied on cat-like reflexes.
Known on the international grid already in the hockey world, Hasek backstopped the Czechs to a gold-medal victory over Team Russia after famously defeating Team Canada in a shootout during the semi-finals at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
If Hasek were to run and be elected, he would be the fourth ever president.
Miloš Zeman is the current president of the country but will no longer be allowed to run since he's exceeded the term limits.
