Martin Růžička

Martin Růžička (15 December 1985) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. Růžička is currently playing for HC Oceláři Třinec. Růžička has played professionally for HC Sparta Praha, HC Znojemští Orli, HC Olomouc, HC Oceláři Třinec and Amur Khabarovsk. Růžička participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team.
==Playing career==
Ruzicka was born in Beroun, and played his youth hockey with HC Berounsti Medvedi. Ruzicka began his junior hockey career with the HC Sparta Praha Under 18 squad in 2000–01. In 2001, he moved to HC Kladno, first for the under-18 squad, then moved up to the under-20 squad, playing two seasons for Kladno. Kladno won the junior title in 2003. Růžička then moved to North America to play major junior hockey for the Everett Silvertips in 2003–04. Růžička scored only 4 goals and 12 assists for Everett and was released after the season to re-enter the 2004 CHL European Import Draft. Růžička played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes in 2004–05, scoring 5 goals and 5 assists in 57 games.
Ruzicka's goal was to play in the NHL but he was not drafted by the National Hockey League (NHL) and he returned to the Czech Republic in 2005. From 2005 until 2011, Ruzicka played for several teams in Czech leagues. He had his best season in the Czech Extraliga league with Trinec in 2010–11, scoring 24 goals and 26 assists for 50 points in 51 games. He broke the Extraliga playoff scoring record, scoring 30 points (15 goals, 15 assists) in 15 games. The previous record of 26 points in 13 games was set by Zigmund Palffy in 1992. The season led to the attention of Amur Khabarovsk of the KHL, which has signed him for the 2011–12 season.
==International play==
Ruzicka played in the 2005 World Junior Championships for the Czech Republic. He has also played in the 2010 World Championship for the Czech Republic. Ruzicka has also played in various 'friendly' games for the Czech Republic.
==Awards==
* Eurohockey Player of the Month, March 2011
* Eurohockey Player of the Month, October 2012
== Career statistics ==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2000–01 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE U18 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	HC Vagnerplast Kladno	CZE U18 		36 	4 	14 	19 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	HC Vagnerplast Kladno	CZE U20 		48 	16 	8 	24 	12 		11 	1 	2 	3 	4
2003–04 	Everett Silvertips 	WHL 		68 	4 	12 	16 	10 		21 	1 	3 	4 	4
2004–05 	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL 		57 	5 	5 	10 	33 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2005–06 	HC Sparta Praha 	CZE U20 		7 	5 	4 	9 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HC Sparta Praha 	ELH 		29 	0 	1 	1 	8 		9 	0 	1 	1 	0
2005–06 	HC Berounští Medvědi 	CZE.2 		13 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	HC Znojemští Orli 	ELH 		51 	9 	7 	16 	50 		10 	1 	1 	2 	2
2007–08 	HC Znojemští Orli 	ELH 		42 	10 	8 	18 	20 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4
2007–08 	HC Olomouc 	CZE.2 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC Znojemští Orli 	ELH 		48 	10 	5 	15 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC Olomouc 	CZE.2 		3 	4 	3 	7 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		51 	23 	24 	47 	34 		5 	2 	2 	4 	2
2010–11 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		51 	24 	26 	50 	40 		18 	17 	16 	33 	8
2011–12 	Amur Khabarovsk 	KHL 		33 	10 	5 	15 	14 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2012–13 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		52 	40 	43 	83 	18 		12 	6 	3 	9 	2
2013–14 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		52 	26 	29 	55 	20 		11 	7 	4 	11 	12
2014–15 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	KHL 		58 	13 	10 	23 	32 		6 	1 	0 	1 	2
2013–14 	Chelmet Chelyabinsk 	VHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	KHL 		52 	5 	5 	10 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		33 	9 	13 	22 	8 		6 	0 	3 	3 	2
2017–18 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		49 	29 	25 	54 	42 		5 	1 	1 	2 	6
2018–19 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		42 	19 	25 	44 	18 		17 	7 	11 	18 	12
2019–20 	HC Oceláři Třinec 	ELH 		18 	7 	10 	17 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ELH totals	ELH totals 	ELH totals		518 	206 	216 	422 	282 		96 	41 	42 	83 	50
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		143 	28 	20 	48 	64 		10 	2 	0 	2 	4
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010 	Czech Republic	WC 		8 	0	0	0 	0
2014 	Czech Republic	WC 		3 	0	0	0 	0
2018 	Czech Republic	OG 		6 	1	1	2 	2
Senior totals	Senior totals 	Senior totals		17	1	1	2 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:Amur Khabarovsk players
Category:Czech ice hockey centres
Category:Everett Silvertips players
Category:Lethbridge Hurricanes players
Category:HC Oceláři Třinec players
Category:HC Olomouc players
Category:Orli Znojmo players
Category:HC Sparta Praha players
Category:Traktor Chelyabinsk players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic