# Adam Húska

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. 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.
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.
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.
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.

## International play

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

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | .821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | 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 | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 19 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 912 | 56 | 0 | 3.68 | .895 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 496 | 27 | 0 | 3.27 | .880 |