Adam Ruzicka is one of just seven Slovaks to appear in the NHL so far this season — and sharing status as the top Slovakian scorer.
Ruzicka’s parents planned their recent visit around a five-game homestand and were able to see their son in a prominent role, including a spot on the second power-play unit.“From everybody … My best friends, my family, a lot of guys that I grew up with, a lot of coaches that coached me,” Ruzicka said. “It’s a lot of positive things — ‘Keep it going’ and ‘Don’t let up,’ stuff like that.
Slovakia’s current coach points to Slafkovsky as an example of a guy who started to build momentum and hasn’t looked back. There was never any doubting his talent but when he debuted with the national team, Ramsay recalls that the teen winger couldn’t buy a goal in a depth role. Now an important building block for the Canadiens, Slafkovsky has four goals this fall as the NHL’s youngest player.
It’s worth noting that the Flames’ up-and-comer helped to pave the way for Slafkovsky’s show-off at the 2022 Winter Olympics.Article content “What I saw right away from him is he was willing to compete. Sort of no matter what else was going on, he’d compete and he wasn’t intimidated by anything. As big as these games were to the country, nothing bothered him. He just came to play, and that was pretty awesome.”Article content
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