Jakub Hasek was born in Prague, Czech Republic where he lived with his parents Martin Hasek, a successful midfielder, and Katerina Hasek, With his father being a successful athlete it influenced him to take up sports himself. The nephew of hall of fame NHL goaltender Dominik Hasek, was influenced greatly by his uncle which led to him playing goal as soon as he joined competitive hockey at the age of 6. When he was 16 he began playing for Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga which convinced him that this was what he wanted to do for his career, play goaltender. When he was 18 he moved to North America and entered into the WHL through the Import Draft where he was selected 104th overall and went to the Brandon Wheat Kings. This was humbling for Jakub as he had always been top of his class and he wasn't sure what to make if this. Was he a good player? Did draft position matter? Soon Jakub Was introduced to a sports agent, megster, who had been working with another Czech player, Jakub Trocheck. Trocheck had gone first overall his draft year and gave Jakub Hasek some great advice. "It doesn't matter when or where you're drafted, it's what you make out of a career that will give you either legendary status or just another passing name in the history books". This gave Jakub some hope that he too could become successful in the SHL and he decided to declare for the entry draft.

To review Jakub was influenced by these 5 things
His dad Martin
his uncle Dominik
Playing for a professional hockey team
Falling in a junior draft
Jakub Trocheck