Adam
Ruzicka
C · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 15
- WAR
- -0.1
- PTS
- 0
2023-24№ 460 / 608
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Adam Ruzicka
#83C
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 98 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 10, 1999 · Bratislava, Slovakia
Drafted : 2017 · CGY · round 4, pick #109
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Calgary Flames | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Calgary Flames | 44 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Calgary Flames | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | Calgary Flames | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 117 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 32 | |
Adam Ruzicka: our analysis
2023-24 season: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 8:17 TOI. WAR -0.1 (460th of 608) · PAL 15, very poor.
In 2023-24, Adam Ruzicka, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 15 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 460th among 608 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, creation (13, among the weakest in the league) and possession (18, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.3); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.7).
A marked decline: his PAL was 59 in 2022-23, against 15 now; his WAR went from 0.2 to -0.1.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:02
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:31
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.21
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 11
- Blocks
- 16
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 45.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 30.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 47.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 48 %
68
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 74
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 84
- Confidence 53 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 49
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 64
- Confidence 53 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 73
- Confidence 35 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 74
- Confidence 53 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 71
- Confidence 47 %
- PA
- Passing
- 75
- Confidence 48 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 69
- Confidence 48 %
- DF
- Defense
- 77
- Confidence 43 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 65
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 49
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating74
- Top speed (35 %)35.5 · 67
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.837 · 72
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.7 · 88
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.2 · 71
ST — Strength84
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.435 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)0.943 · 88
EN — Endurance49
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.2 · 56
- Total ice time (20 %)407 · 37
- Shift length (15 %)42 · 63
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.3 · 49
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.005 · 64
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.648 · 56
CK — Checking64
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.331 · 70
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.535 · 64
- Season volume (10 %)2.485 · 48
FG — Fighting73
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.893 · 73
DI — Discipline74
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.014 · 73
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.662 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.746 · 72
FO — Faceoffs71
- Faceoff % (85 %)49.4 · 73
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)32.8 · 64
PA — Passing75
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.726 · 76
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.517 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.021 · 69
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.563 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.593 · 76
SC — Scoring69
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.72 · 69
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.721 · 69
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.05 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.005 · 63
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 68
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.8 · 75
DF — Defense77
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.038 · 78
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.072 · 78
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.637 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.01 · 72
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.086 · 66
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.1 · 79
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.234 · 70
PS — Penalty shot65
- Shootouts (60 %)31.2 · 63
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience49
- Career regular-season games (65 %)67
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall68
- SC · Scoring (20 %)69
- PA · Passing (20 %)75
- DF · Defense (20 %)77
- SK · Skating (12 %)74
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)71
- EN · Endurance (8 %)49
- DI · Discipline (5 %)74
- ST · Strength (3 %)84
- CK · Checking (2 %)64
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 72 | 74 | 80 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.1
wins above replacement
460 of 608
PAL Rating
15/ 100
Performance · Very poor
392 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 16
- Defense
- 34
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- Offense
- 29
- Creation
- 13
- Shooting
- 19
- Possession
- 18
- Defense
- 48
- Discipline
- 44
- Power play
- 26
- Penalty kill
- 24
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ARI | -0.1 | 15 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | CGY | 0.2 | 59 | — | — |
WAR, 2023-24
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 0.4 — 90% interval
460 of 608 forwards
-0.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.7
- EV defense
- +0.3
- Power play
- -0.6
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.4
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +1.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ARI | 42 | -0.1 | -0.6 to 0.4 | 460/608 |
| 2022-23 | CGY | 44 | 0.2 | -0.5 to 1.0 | 281/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 131.3 km/h23rd percentileleague avg. 136.0 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.5 km/h44th percentileleague avg. 35.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2831st percentileleague avg. 73
- Offensive zone time
- 43.0 %62nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 120.8 km34th percentileleague avg. 200.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.05 km59th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.5 %37th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.1 %70th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.9 %65th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3531st percentile | 330th percentile | 8.6 %17th percentile |
| High danger | 521st percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 1539th percentile | 247th percentile | 13.3 %68th percentile |
| Long range | 643rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2024 | @ COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:41 |
| February 14, 2024 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:51 |
| February 12, 2024 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:20 |
| January 20, 2024 | vs EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:03 |
| January 18, 2024 | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:24 |
Adam Ruzicka in five questions
How many goals does Adam Ruzicka have in 2023-24?
Adam Ruzicka has 3 goals and 9 points (6 assists) in 42 games in 2023-24.
How old and how tall is Adam Ruzicka?
Adam Ruzicka is 27 years old (born May 11, 1999). He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
Where is Adam Ruzicka from?
Adam Ruzicka was born in Bratislava, Slovakia.
How good is Adam Ruzicka?
Adam Ruzicka produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 460th of 608 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 15 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Where can I find Adam Ruzicka's full stats?
On this PickALeague page: his season-by-season stats, WAR, PAL rating and skill ratings, updated daily during the season.
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