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Former NHL goalie suspended from inline hockey league


PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Dominik Hasek has been suspended from the Czech inline hockey league for a year after a bruising check that injured an opponent.

The former NHL all-star goaltender was playing as a skater for Bonfire Strida, on May 18 in his hometown of Pardubice, 60 miles east of Prague, when he collided with Martin Sila of SK Pardubice.

Sila was hospitalized for three days with a concussion and a broken nose.

"We ruled that what Dominik Hasek did was an unsportsmanlike conduct," said Ladislav Kopec, the president of the Czech Inline Hockey Association.

The association also ordered Hasek to pay a fine of $75, the highest possible in inline hockey here.

"I am still convinced that everything just came out of the game, that I was fouled by him first. He denies this, but I don't agree that I did anything brutal," Hasek said.

The police are also investigating the case for any possible criminal charges against Hasek, CTK reported.

Hasek, 38, won six Vezina Trophies as the NHL's best goalie, two Hart Trophies as the league's Most Valuable Player and a gold medal with the Olympic champion Czech Republic at the 1998 Nagano Games.

He retired last year.

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