Adam Húska (born 12 May 1997) is a Slovak ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Lugano of the National League (NL). He most recently played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Adam Húska | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Huska with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2019 | |||
| Born |
12 May 1997 Zvolen, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
HC Lugano HKM Zvolen New York Rangers Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
184th overall, 2015 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editHúska moved to North American hockey during the 2014–15 season when he began playing with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.[1] After spending the 2015–16 season with the Gamblers, Húska began playing for UConn. He spent three seasons at UConn, going 20-38-8 with a 2.90 GAA and a save percentage of .908.[2]
Húska signed a contract with the Rangers after the 2018–19 season with UConn. Between 2019 and 2021 Húska primarily played with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League, and he also appeared with the Maine Mariners of the ECHL and HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga.[3]
After beginning the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack, Húska made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers on 8 December 2021 against the Colorado Avalanche.[4]
As a free agent from the Rangers, he signed a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL, for the 2022–23 season.[5]
International play
editHe was selected to make his full IIHF international debut, participating for Slovakia in the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[6]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2013–14 | Team Slovakia U18 | Slovak.1 | 14 | — | — | — | 748 | 48 | 0 | 3.85 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Team Slovakia U18 | Slovak.1 | 24 | — | — | — | 1296 | 79 | 0 | 3.66 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 304 | 22 | 0 | 4.34 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 37 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2138 | 65 | 4 | 1.82 | .931 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 271 | 12 | 0 | 2.65 | .902 | ||
| 2016–17 | U. of Connecticut | HE | 21 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1235 | 59 | 1 | 2.87 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | U. of Connecticut | HE | 27 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1530 | 66 | 0 | 2.59 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | U. of Connecticut | HE | 21 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1203 | 67 | 1 | 3.34 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 505 | 29 | 0 | 3.45 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 28 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1523 | 77 | 0 | 3.03 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Maine Mariners | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 6 | 0 | 2.04 | .943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HKM Zvolen | Slovak | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 7 | 0 | 2.27 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 734 | 33 | 0 | 2.70 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 29 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1674 | 78 | 0 | 2.80 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | .821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1622 | 68 | 2 | 2.52 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 45 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2475 | 105 | 1 | 2.55 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20.49 | .700 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | .821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 73 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 4,097 | 173 | 3 | 2.53 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20.49 | .700 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Slovakia | U18 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 8 | 0 | 3.00 | .905 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | IH18 | 8th | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.33 | .873 | |
| 2015 | Slovakia | U18 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 14 | 0 | 3.01 | .913 | |
| 2016 | Slovakia | WJC | 7th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 293 | 19 | 0 | 3.90 | .899 | |
| 2017 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | .873 | |
| 2021 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 10 | 0 | 4.32 | .855 | |
| 2022 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 357 | 17 | 0 | 2.86 | .891 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 912 | 56 | 0 | 3.68 | .895 | ||||
| Senior totals | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 496 | 27 | 0 | 3.27 | .880 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Adam Huska - Men's Ice Hockey". University of Connecticut Athletics.
- ^ Connolly, Daniel (9 December 2021). "Former UConn goalie Adam Huska makes NHL debut with New York Rangers". The UConn Blog.
- ^ "New York Rangers re-sign goaltender Adam Huska". 5 August 2021.
- ^ Walker, Mollie (8 December 2021). "Rangers ripped by Avalanche as goalie struggles in NHL debut". New York Post. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Erickson, Josh (23 August 2022). "Adam Huska Signs In KHL". Pro Hockey Rumors. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "MS 2021, SR do Rigy s historicky najmladším tímom, nedostali sa doň Koch, Regenda a Hrehorčák". hockeyslovakia.sk (in Slovak).
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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