# Dušan Pašek

Dušan Pašek (7 September 1960 – 15 March 1998) was a Czechoslovak and Slovak professional ice hockey forward who played 48 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1993, was mainly spent with Slovan Bratislava in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and represented Czechoslovakia at three Canada Cups. He also won a gold medal at the 1985 World Ice Hockey Championships.
Pašek was president of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation when he committed suicide by gunshot on 15 March 1998. Reasons for his death are unknown. His son, Dušan Pašek, also committed suicide (by hanging) in November 2021.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976–77 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR U20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 40 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 34 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | SVK-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 43 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 40 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 40 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | CSSR | 45 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 38 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 40 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 20 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Slovan ChZJD Bratislava | CSSR | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | HC Asiago | ITA | 34 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 1991–92 | HC Fassa | ALP | 18 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | HC Fassa | ITA | 17 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| 1992–93 | KalPa | FIN | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CSSR totals | CSSR totals | CSSR totals | 372 | 187 | 143 | 330 | 462 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 16 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 82 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 62 |