Lukáš Rousek
Czech ice hockey player (born 1999)
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Lukáš Rousek (born 20 April 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey right wing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected in the sixth round (160th overall) of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the Sabres.
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| Lukáš Rousek | |||
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Rousek at the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic | |||
| Born |
20 April 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 | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
HV71 HC Sparta Praha Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL draft |
160th overall, 2019 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
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 20 April 2021.[1]
During the 2022–23 season, Rousek made his NHL debut with the Sabres in a game on 27 March 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 20 June 20, he was re-signed to a two-year contract with the Sabres.[3]
On 27 May 2025, as a pending restricted free agent, Rousek left the Sabres organization and signed a two-year contract to return to Europe with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 51 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2023–24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | HV71 | SHL | 52 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ELH totals | 161 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||