| Ntl Team: | Slovakia |
| Played For: | HK Nitra Philadelphia Flyers Spartak Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa Avangard Omsk Lausanne HC HC Slovan Bratislava HC Oceláři Třinec HC Sparta Praha |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| Draft: | 81st overall |
| Draft Year: | 2003 |
| Draft Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Career Start: | 2004 |
| Career End: | 2017 |
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.
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]
| Team | League | GP | 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OHL | |||
| All-Rookie Team | 2004 | ||
| Second all-star team | 2004 | ||