[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 44 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DOMINIK HASEK

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2001

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank the greatest goaltender 
of all time, Dominik Hasek, for his most generous gift to the city of 
Buffalo, NY. Yesterday, the Dominator provided $1 million--the largest 
single donation ever by a Buffalo athlete--to establish his own 
charitable foundation called Hasek's Heroes. The money will be used to 
create a hockey and skating program for underprivileged Buffalo youth.
  The program, to go into effect in September, will be overseen by a 
board of directors and operated by the Community Foundation for Greater 
Buffalo. The program will include a USA Hockey-certified coaching 
staff, and will initially be open to children ages 6-14.
  The plan is to expand the program to those 18 and younger and 
establish teams that will play a competitive schedule throughout the 
region.
  In closing, I want to once again thank the Dominator for becoming a 
Donator, and as a loyal Sabres fan I look forward to watching him 
shutdown the rest of the Eastern Conference in the upcoming NHL 
playoffs.

                          ____________________