Richard Kapuš
Richard Kapuš (born February 9, 1973) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre.
| Richard Kapuš | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 9, 1973 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Slovan Bratislava HC Ocelari Trinec Lulea HF Avangard Omsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk Lada Togliatti HC Banska Bystrica HC Berkut-Kyiv | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2012 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Inline Hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2008 - Bratislava | 1st Silver |
Career
Kapuš spent the majority of his career playing in the Slovak Extraliga for HC Slovan Bratislava. He also played in the Czech Extraliga for HC Oceláři Třinec, the Swedish Elitserien for Luleå HF and the Russian Superleague/Kontinental Hockey League for Avangard Omsk, HC Metallurg Novokuznetsk and HC Lada Togliatti.
He also played with the Slovak national ice hockey team in the 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. He won the silver medal with Slovakia in 2000 championship and the bronze medal in the 2003 championship. He was also a member of the silver medal winning Slovakia national inline team competing in the 2008 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | HC Slovan Bratislava | TCH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Slovan Bratislava | TCH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Slovan Bratislava | TCH | 40 | 10 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 45 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 47 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 46 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 47 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 49 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 56 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 44 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 52 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 42 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 81 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 44 | ||
| 2003–04 | Luleå HF | SEL | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 29 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 52 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 52 | ||
| 2005–06 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 49 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Metallurg–2 Novokuznetsk | RUS.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 49 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 51 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 58 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 38 | ||
| 2008–09 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | KHL | 55 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | KHL | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 50 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | SVK | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Berkut-Kyiv | UKR | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SVK totals | 553 | 185 | 294 | 479 | 580 | 72 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 168 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | EJC |  |
5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1993 | Czechoslovakia | WJC |  |
7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1998 | Slovakia | WC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Slovakia | WC | 7th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2000 | Slovakia | WC |  |
9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Slovakia | OG | 13th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Slovakia | WC | |
9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Slovakia | WC | 4th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Slovakia | OG | 5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Slovakia | WC | 6th | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 63 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 30 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database