During the National Hockey League’s salary cap era, each team’s success is dependent not only on their star players being star players, but also on their ability to get contributions from young players during their entry-level years (or just coming out of them).
For the Calgary Flames, Adam Ruzicka may be the young player best positioned to be a contributor in 2023-23 after taking a massive step in his development during the 2021-22 season.
The past
A product of Bratislava, Slovakia, Ruzicka made a name for himself in his early teens playing in the domestic junior leagues in Czechia and Slovakia.