International Starting goaltender for Czechoslovakia at the 1991 Canada Cup tournament ... Played in the 1984 Canada Cup as a 19-year old ... Named Best Goalie at the 1983 World Junior Championships as the Czech Republic finished second to the Soviet Union with a 5-1-1 record ... Starred at 1998 Olympics in Nagano, allowing only six goals in six games as the Czech Republic won the gold medal ... Named the best goaltender of the Olympic tournament ? Starting goaltender for Czech Republic in the 2002 Olympics.
Career Chicago's 11th choice, 199th overall, in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft ... Played six seasons for Pardubice from 1981-82 to 1988-89 and one season for Dukla Jihlava in 1989-90 ... Czechoslovakian Goaltender of the Year in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 ... Player of the Year in 1987, 1989, 1990 ... Named First Team All-Star in 1988, 1989, 1990 ... First runner up for the Hart Trophy in 1993-94 and the second runner up in 1994-95 ... Became the first European-trained goaltender to lead the NHL in goals-against average with a 1.95 mark in 1993-94 ... First goaltender to finish the regular season with an average below 2.00 since Bernie Parent in 1973-74 ... Led the NHL in goals-against average and save percentage in both 1993-94 and 1994-95 ... Won Vezina Trophy in 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1996-97 ... Won Hart Trophy in 1996-97 (first goalie to win it since Jacques Plante in 1962) ... Named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1994, 1995 and 1997 ... In 1997-98, led the NHL in shutouts with 13 ? Joined the Detroit Red Wings in 2001-02 ? Won the Stanley Cup that year ? Retired following the 2001-02 season ? Returned to the wings and played 14 games during 2003-04 ? Signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators prior to 2004-05 season. |