Adam Húska

Adam Húska (born 12 May 1997) is a Slovak ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Admiral Vladivostok in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Húska made a single appearance in the NHL for the New York Rangers in 2021.

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, as well as making three appearances for HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga.

Húska began the 2021–22 season with the Hartford Wolf Pack, playing six games for the side before being recalled by the New York Rangers at the beginning of December. On 8 December 2021, Húska made his NHL debut for the Rangers, making 32 saves but conceding seven goals in a 7–3 loss against the Colorado Avalanche. On 9 May 2022 the Rangers sent Húska back to Hartford.

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. Húska joined Swiss National League team HC Lugano in October 2024, signing a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season. He played in 13 regular-season games, as well as 5 games in the relegation playoffs, in which Lugano successfully avoided relegation, before being released by the club in March 2025.

On 20 June 2025, Húska returned to the KHL, signing a one-year contract with Admiral Vladivostok.

International play Húska played for Slovakia at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2016 and 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 2024–25 HC Lugano NL 13 6 6 0 712 34 1 2.86 .899 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 38 12 18 5 2207 98 2 2.66 .905 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00 .821 — — — — — — — — KHL totals 111 46 46 9 6,303 271 5 2.58 .911 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 2025 Slovakia WC 11th 1 0 0 0 20 2 0 6.00 .833 Junior totals 19 4 11 0 912 56 0 3.68 .895 Senior totals 10 3 5 0 516 29 0 3.37 .878