Richard Kapuš
# Richard Kapuš

Richard Kapuš (born February 9, 1973) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre.

## 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | SVK totals | 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 | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 63 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 30 |
