| Adam Húska | |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Zvolen, Slovakia |
| Position: | Goaltender |
| Catches: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 198 |
| League: | NL |
| Former Teams: | HKM Zvolen New York Rangers Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| Ntl Team: | SVK |
| Draft: | 184th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2015 |
| Draft Team: | New York Rangers |
| Career Start: | 2013 |
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).
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]
He was selected to make his full IIHF international debut, participating for Slovakia in the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[6]
| 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 Slovak 1. Liga season | 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||