2017 NHL Draft
Adam Ruzicka in the 2017 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Adam Ruzicka 109th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 4.
He was the first of the 2 Slovaks selected that year. It was the second of the 5 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 117 games put him 59th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 109
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 106–112 in the 2017 draft
- 106Matthew StromeLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 107Maksim SushkoR2 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 108Noel HoefenmayerDARIArizona Coyotes
- 109Adam RuzickaC117 GP · 40 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 110Ian ScottGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 111Jeremy SwaymanG258 GP · 141 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 112Tim SoderlundC/LCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
1st
of 2 Slovaks selected
61st
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 109Adam RuzickaC117 GP · 40 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 143Marián StudenicR46 GP · 6 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Adam Ruzicka made his NHL debut on May 16, 2021, 3 years and 326 days after the draft.
117
Games
14
Goals
26
Assists
40
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2017 draft
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD279 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 109Adam RuzickaC117 GP · 40 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 140Zach FischerRCGYCalgary Flames
- 171D'Artagnan JolyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 202Filip SveningssonLCGYCalgary Flames