Adam Liška (born 14 October 1999) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Adam Liška | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
14 October 1999 Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Severstal Cherepovets HC Slovan Bratislava | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
editLiška played as a youth in his native Slovakia, playing within HC Slovan Bratislava junior teams. Selected by the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League, 34th overall, in the 2017 CHL Import Draft, Liška opted to continue his development in North America during the 2017–18 season.[citation needed]
After posting 31 points in 62 games with the Rangers, Liška went undrafted in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and opted to return to Slovakia with Slovan Bratislava. Liška made his KHL debut in the 2018–19 season, appearing in 52 games as a rookie to contribute with 4 goals and 10 points.[citation needed]
With Bratislava's return to the Slovak Extraliga, Liška decided to continue in the KHL, signing a one-year contract with Russian club, Severstal Cherepovets on 1 July 2019.[1]
International play
editOn 9 February 2019, Liška made his senior national team debut in Slovakia Cup[2] match against Russia B.[3] He was selected to participate in 2019 IIHF World Championship.[4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Team Slovakia U18 | Slovak-Jr. | 43 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak-Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Team Slovakia U18 | Slovak-Jr. | 23 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Orange 20 | Slovak | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Orange 20 | Slovak.1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak-Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 62 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak-Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 52 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 51 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 48 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 47 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 64 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 67 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| KHL totals | 329 | 50 | 67 | 117 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Slovakia | U18 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Slovakia | U18 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Slovakia | WJC | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Welcome Adam Liska to Severstal" (in Russian). Severstal Cherepovets. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Kaufland Cup". hockeyslovakia.sk. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Liška vstupoval do reprezentačnej šatne s rešpektom, na debut v domácom prostredí sa teší". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringer Axel Springier Slovakia. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Adam Liška sa po zápase priznal: Urobil som to, aj keď by som nemal". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringer Axel Springier Slovakia. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database