After the fall of the Iron Curtain many players who were born in Trenčín or grew out in Dukla youth system had success in the NHL . Marián Gáborík and Zdeno Chára are the most successful players on the present who were born in Trenčín . Gáborík was drafted 3rd overall by Minnesota Wild in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft , becoming a first signed player in club history . Gáborík 's teammate in the Wild was Ľubomír Sekeráš who spent in Minnesota three seasons . Chára , drafted 56th overall by New York Islanders in 1996 , is a first Slovak NHL captain who won the Stanley Cup . Chára is also a first Slovak winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy . In the same year as Chára there was drafted Richard Lintner , other NHL player who was born in Trenčín . Dukla youth system raised several talented players from near or far surroundings . Pavol Demitra , Marián Hossa , Marcel Hossa , Andrej Meszároš , Andrej Sekera , Tomáš Kopecký , Branko Radivojevič are regarded for Trenčín players even though that they were born otherwhere . Trenčín Ice Stadium was named after Pavol Demitra who died in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on 7 September 2011
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
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