Štefan Ružička

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
Born	(1985-02-17) February 17, 1985 (age 38) 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

Ružička 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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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

Award	Year
OHL
All-Rookie Team	2004
Second all-star team	2004

References

1. "Po Třinci už další klub nepřidá, Štefan Ružička ukončil kariéru" (in Czech). Hokej.CZ. September 14, 2015.
2. "Stefan Ruzicka comes to Sparta" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-04.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database