Adam Húska

Adam Húska
Huska with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2019
Born (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)
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

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).

Playing career

Húska 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

He was selected to make his full IIHF international debut, participating for Slovakia in the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
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

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

  1. ^ "Adam Huska - Men's Ice Hockey". University of Connecticut Athletics.
  2. ^ Connolly, Daniel (9 December 2021). "Former UConn goalie Adam Huska makes NHL debut with New York Rangers". The UConn Blog.
  3. ^ "New York Rangers re-sign goaltender Adam Huska". 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ Walker, Mollie (8 December 2021). "Rangers ripped by Avalanche as goalie struggles in NHL debut". New York Post. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ^ Erickson, Josh (23 August 2022). "Adam Huska Signs In KHL". Pro Hockey Rumors. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "MS 2021, SR do Rigy s historicky najmladším tímom, nedostali sa doň Koch, Regenda a Hrehorčák". hockeyslovakia.sk (in Slovak).


Stub icon

This Slovak biographical article relating to ice hockey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.