| Lukáš Rousek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Rousek at the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic Game | |||
| Born |
April 20, 1999 Ostrov, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans (AHL) HC Sparta Praha | ||
| NHL Draft |
160th overall, 2019 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Lukáš Rousek (born April 20, 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey right wing for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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.[1]
After drafting Rousek in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres signed Rousek to a two-year, entry-level contract on April 20, 2021.[1]
During the 2022–23 season, Rousek made his NHL debut with the Sabres in a game on March 27, 2023, against the Montreal Canadiens. He scored his first NHL goal on his first shift, and added an assist later in the game.[2] On June 20, 2023, he was re-signed to a two-year contract with the Sabres.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 161 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- 1 2 LaBarber, Jourdon (April 20, 2021). "Sabres sign Rousek to 2-year, entry-level contract". NHL.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Burgess, Melissa (March 28, 2023). "Rousek's Debut Lives Up to Expectations". Die By The Blade. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ↑ Ryndak, Chris (June 20, 2023). "Rousek returns on 2-year contract". NHL.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database