Štefan Ružička (born February 17, 1985) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward who last played under contract with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) where he is the All-time leading scorer for HC Spartak Moscow.
| Štefan Ružička | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | February 17, 1985 Nitra, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | HK Nitra Philadelphia Flyers Spartak Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa Avangard Omsk Lausanne HC HC Slovan Bratislava HC Oceláři Třinec HC Sparta Praha | ||
| National team |  Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft | 81st overall, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2017 | ||
Playing career
editRužička was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and proceeded to the Canadian Hockey League to play for the Owen Sound Attack, of the Ontario Hockey League, under the direction of head coach Mike Stothers.
On September 14, 2015, Ružička opted to take a hiatus from professional hockey in spite of being only 30 years old.[1] Over a calendar year later, he returned to the professional ranks in securing a contract with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga on September 4, 2016.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | MHC Nitra | Slovak | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | MHC Nitra | SVK.2 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 62 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 62 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 73 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 32 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 59 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 105 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 55 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 81 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 56 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 72 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 2010–11 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 47 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 53 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Toros Neftekamsk | VHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 28 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 166 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 222 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | ||||
| NHL totals | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 300 | 97 | 96 | 193 | 366 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 38 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 8th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Slovakia | WJC18 |  | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Slovakia | WJC | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Slovakia | WJC | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Slovakia | WC | 10th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Slovakia | WC | 10th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2004 | |
| Second all-star team | 2004 | |
References
edit- ^ "Po Třinci už další klub nepřidá, Štefan Ružička ukončil kariéru" (in Czech). Hokej.CZ. September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Stefan Ruzicka comes to Sparta" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
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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