Red Wings' Hasek expected to retire today

DETROIT -- Dominik Hasek is expected to announce his retirement, a person in the NHL told The Associated Press on Sunday night.

The Detroit Red Wings scheduled a news conference for this morning without revealing details.

A person within the league, who requested anonymity because the announcement was Hasek's to make, said Hasek was expected to end his award-winning career.

Hasek won six Vezina Trophies as the NHL's top goaltender and two Hart Trophies as the league's MVP.

The 43-year-old star from the Czech Republic lost his job during Detroit's run to the Stanley Cup, getting replaced by Chris Osgood in the first round.

Hasek's agent, Ritch Winter, declined to comment Sunday night.

The Dominator won 389 games with the Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres and Blackhawks, who drafted Hasek in the 10th round in 1983 and had to wait until the 1990-91 season to get him on the ice. The Hawks kept him just two seasons, then watched him become one of the game's greats in Buffalo.

He won 65 playoff games -- including 16 in 2002 when he won his first Stanley Cup by helping Detroit win it all -- and gave up an average of just two goals in the postseason.

Hasek led the Czech Republic to gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.