Lukáš Rousek

Lukáš Rousek (born 20 April 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey right wing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected in the sixth round (160th overall) of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the Sabres.

Playing career Rousek played for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga, scoring a career-high 38 points in 49 games during the 2020–21 season.

After drafting Rousek in the 2019 NHL entry draft, the Buffalo Sabres signed Rousek to a two-year, entry-level contract on 20 April 2021.

During the 2022–23 season, Rousek made his NHL debut with the Sabres in a game on 27 March 2023, against the Montreal Canadiens. He scored his first NHL goal on his first shift, and added an assist later in the game. On 20 June 20, he was re-signed to a two-year contract with the Sabres.

On 27 May 2025, as a pending restricted free agent, Rousek left the Sabres organization and signed a two-year contract to return to Europe with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 HC Sparta Praha Czech.20 18 10 16 26 6 — — — — — 2017–18 HC Sparta Praha ELH 26 0 2 2 0 — — — — —2017–18 HC Stadion Litoměřice Czech.1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 HC Letci Letňany Czech.2 4 4 5 9 0 — — — — — 2018–19 HC Sparta Praha ELH 34 4 5 9 4 4 2 3 5 0 2018–19 HC Stadion Litoměřice Czech.1 16 7 8 15 4 — — — — — 2019–20 HC Sparta Praha ELH 52 14 15 29 14 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Sparta Praha ELH 49 14 24 38 8 11 2 5 7 0 2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL 19 1 3 4 2 10 2 4 6 0 2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 70 16 40 56 24 14 5 7 12 0 2022–23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 51 10 31 41 16 5 0 6 6 10 2023–24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Rochester Americans AHL 72 7 35 42 44 7 2 6 8 2 2025–26 HV71 SHL 52 3 28 31 10 — — — — —ELH totals 161 32 46 78 26 15 4 8 12 0NHL totals 17 1 3 4 0 — — — — —