Dušan Pašek (ice hockey, born 1985)

Dušan Pašek
Born (1985-01-18)18 January 1985
Died 5 November 2021(2021-11-05) (aged 36)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for HC Slovan Bratislava
HK 36 Skalica
HC Košice
ŠHK 37 Piešťany
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Playing career 2003–2016

Dušan Pašek (1985–2021) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player who played in the Slovak Extraliga for HC Slovan Bratislava and represented Slovakia on four occasions. His other clubs included HK 36 Skalica, where he spent three years. From 2010 he played for HC Košice, where he won two Extraliga titles. Pašek died on 5 November 2021 in Koliba, Bratislava, during his time as a club official for Bratislava Capitals. His suicide, at age 36, came only two days after the death of fellow club player Boris Sádecký. In 1998, Pašek's father, Dušan, had died as result of suicide, at the age of 37.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Ďalšia rana pre slovenský hokej: Dušana Pašeka ml. (†36) našli mŕtveho". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.