Martin Růžička (ice hockey player, 1987)

Martin Růžička
Date of birth	June 1, 1987
place of birth	Pardubice , Czechoslovakia
size	180 cm
Weight	70 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
until 2013	HC Pardubice
2013-2014	Piráti Chomutov
2014-2016	BK Mladá Boleslav
since 2016	HC Dynamo Pardubice

Martin Růžička (born June 1, 1987 in Pardubice , Czechoslovakia ) is a Czech ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Extraliga since 2016 .

Career

Martin Růžička began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of HC Pardubice , for whose junior teams he was active in the U18 and U20 extra leagues. During the 2005/06 season he made his debut in the Extraliga for the professional team of the same club.

In the U20 extra league he was also used for the juniors of HC Dukla Jihlava and HC Kometa Brno . With Pardubice, the goalkeeper was runner-up in 2007 before winning the championship title with his team in the 2009/10 season . He stood between the posts for his team 20 times. Since he did not get enough playing time as a substitute goalkeeper in the Extraliga, he has been given the opportunity to collect match practice in the second-class first division every season since 2006 . There he ran for HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod , SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč , BK Mladá Boleslav (with whom he rose to the Extra League in the 2007/08 season) and HC Chrudim .

Achievements and Awards

• 2007 Czech runner-up with HC Pardubice
• 2008 promotion to the extra league with BK Mladá Boleslav
• 2010 Czech champion with HC Pardubice
• 2012 Czech champion with HC Pardubice

Web links

Commons : Martin Růžička  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Martin Růžička at eurohockey.com