Adam Húska (born 12 May 1997) is a Slovak

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who currently plays for

Admiral Vladivostok Hockey Club Admiral, also known as Admiral Vladivostok, () is a professional ice hockey club based in Vladivostok, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Admiral play its home games at Fetisov ...

in the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

(KHL). Húska made a single appearance in the

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for the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

in 2021.

Playing career

Húska moved to North American hockey during the 2014–15 season when he began playing with the

Green Bay Gamblers The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). They play in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center. History Professional hockey in Green Bay The first p ...

of the

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and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the

. After spending the 2015–16 season with the Gamblers, Húska began playing for

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. 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 The Hartford Wolf Pack are a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. A member of the American Hockey League (AHL), they play their home games at the PeoplesBank Arena. The team was established in 1926 as the Providence Reds. ...

of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...

, as well as making three appearances for

HKM Zvolen Hokejový Klub HKM a.s. Zvolen is a professional Slovakia, Slovak ice hockey club based in Zvolen. The club has won the Slovak league championship three times (2001, 2013, 2021) and the IIHF Continental Cup in 2005. The team is nicknamed ''Rytieri ...

of the

Slovak Extraliga The Slovak Extraliga, known as the Tipsport liga since the 2025–26 season for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From 2018–19 to 2020–21, the league included one or two teams from Hungary. Teams fro ...

. Húska began the 2021–22 season with the Hartford Wolf Pack, playing six games for the side before being recalled by the

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 The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Con ...

. 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

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season. Húska joined Swiss

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team

HC Lugano Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships. History The founding of HC Lugano took ...

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

International play

Húska played for Slovakia at the

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in 2016 and 2017. He was selected to make his full IIHF international debut, participating for Slovakia in the

2021 IIHF World Championship The 2021 IIHF World Championship () took place from 21 May to 6 June 2021. It was originally to be co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia, as the IIHF announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Their joint bid won by a very tight margin ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huska, Adam 1997 births Living people Green Bay Gamblers players Hartford Wolf Pack players Maine Mariners (AHL) players New York Rangers draft picks HKM Zvolen players New York Rangers players Ice hockey people from Zvolen Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak ice hockey goaltenders Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players UConn Huskies men's ice hockey players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia 21st-century Slovak sportsmen