Dusan Halloun
From Czech Republic, Kladno
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Dusan started playing ice hockey from a very early age in his home country Czech Republic where his astonishing skills were honed to that of a truely great and natural ice hockey player.
He played in his home country in one of the top Chech leagues before he left for the States as part of an adventure and "living the hockey dream". Through Dusan's tours of 12 countries he experienced great hockey & has played alongside some NHL powerhouses namely Zidlicky, Elias, Plekanec, Kaberle, Vokoun and a couple others.
A couple years back we were fortunate to have Dusan as a resident in Gauteng where he played for the Pretoria Capitals and the Krugersdorp Wild Cats. He was soon to be known as "the guy in the white Nike skates" and he was magic to watch on the ice. Some say he could scrore at will and others say that he was better than even that, all we know is that whichever team he played on, that team rose to the top.
Apart from being able to skate end to end with the puck and make goaltenders look rather silly, he helped players and definitely lifted the level of ice hockey in South Africa overall. In an online interview with Dusan, he said that South Africa was a great place to stay, although that hockey was not terribly challenging, he was impressed with the skills of the players and made some good friends during his brief stay.
Last season Dusan was still playing at a top level in Chech where he was player/coach but has decided to hang up his skates for the time being and concentrate on coaching as he does enjoy it tremendously but says that he will be back on the ice shortly.
Dusan is keen to come back to South Africa and play a bit when he finds some time in the near future. |