Václav Stupka
Born (1986-07-28) 28 July 1986
Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Slovak team
Former teams		 HC Nové Zámky
HK Trnava
MsHK Žilina
ŠHK 37 Piešťany
HC Košice
Glasgow Clan
HC '05 Banská Bystrica
HKM Zvolen[1]
Playing career 2005–present

Václav Stupka (born 28 July 1986) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for HC Nové Zámky of the Slovak Extraliga.

Career

Stupka began his career with his local team HK Trnava of the Slovak 1. Liga, making his pro debut for the team during the 2004–05 season. In 2010, Stupka moved to MsHK Žilina of the Tipsport Liga. After two seasons with Žilina, he joined ŠHK 37 Piešťany.

On June 30, 2014, Stupka joined HC Košice but returned to Piešťany on January 8, 2015. He then rejoined Žilina in July 2015 where he spent the next three seasons.[2]

On September 4, 2018, Stupka moved to the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom, signing for Scottish team Glasgow Clan on an initial one-month contract[3] before signing an extension to remain with the team for the remainder of the 2018–19 EIHL season.[4] On August 16, 2019, Stupka returned to the Tipsport Liga with HC Nové Zámky.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 HK Trnava Slovak-Jr. 11 4 2 6 2 — — — — —
2004–05 HK Trnava Slovak-Jr. 55 15 27 42 22 — — — — —
2004–05 HK Trnava Slovak.1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 HK Trnava Slovak-Jr. 39 14 16 30 26 6 0 0 0 2
2005–06 HK Trnava Slovak.1 17 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
2006–07 HK Trnava Slovak.1 40 12 11 23 20 — — — — —
2007–08 HK Trnava Slovak.1 40 34 13 47 12 14 3 6 9 12
2008–09 HK Trnava Slovak.1 44 25 21 46 32 6 5 0 5 2
2009–10 HK Trnava Slovak.1 37 24 17 41 98 9 1 5 6 6
2010–11 MsHK Žilina Slovak 57 14 8 22 14 — — — — —
2011–12 MsHK Žilina Slovak 53 3 6 9 45 5 1 1 2 2
2011–12 HK Trnava Slovak.1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 ŠHK 37 Piešťany Slovak 56 9 15 24 10 14 4 1 5 2
2013–14 ŠHK 37 Piešťany Slovak 44 10 15 25 16 11 5 4 9 0
2014–15 HC Košice Slovak 40 0 5 5 0 — — — — —
2014–15 ŠHK 37 Piešťany Slovak 15 2 6 8 2 6 1 0 1 0
2015–16 MsHK Žilina Slovak 55 13 20 33 28 4 1 0 1 0
2016–17 MsHK Žilina Slovak 47 14 26 40 26 11 4 2 6 16
2017–18 MsHK Žilina Slovak 55 6 13 19 16 6 1 1 2 2
2018–19 Glasgow Clan EIHL 60 14 27 41 18 2 0 1 1 0
2019–20 HC Nové Zámky Slovak 39 22 17 39 26 — — — — —
2019–20 HC '05 Banská Bystrica Slovak 8 2 6 8 4 — — — — —
2020–21 HKM Zvolen Slovak 44 12 13 25 22 14 4 3 7 8
2021–22 HKM Zvolen Slovak 25 7 5 12 4 6 0 0 0 0
2022–23 HKM Zvolen Slovak 41 8 9 17 29 16 4 0 4 4
Slovak totals 579 122 164 286 242 93 25 12 37 34

Awards and honors

Award Year
Slovak
Champion 2021

References

  1. ↑ "Ofenzívu posilní Václav Stupka". hkmzvolen.sk (in Slovak).
  2. ↑ Žilina has concluded contracts with five players (in Slovak)
  3. ↑ Signing news: Stupka joins ahead of Fife & Dundee weekend
  4. ↑ SIGNED: Stupka commits to Clan for remainder of the season
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