Igor Liba
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Igor Liba | |||
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Born |
Prešov, Czechoslovakia | November 4, 1960||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
ZPA Prešov HC Košice HC Dukla Jihlava New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings EHC Biel HC Cavalese EV Zeltweg HK Spišská Nová Ves | ||
National team |
Czechoslovakia and Slovakia | ||
NHL Draft |
91st overall, 1983 Calgary Flames | ||
Playing career | 1977–2000 |
Igor Liba (born November 4, 1960 in Prešov, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player, who played on the 1992 Bronze Medal-winning Olympic Hockey team for Czechoslovakia, and lives in Košice, Slovakia.
Igor Liba was inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.
Career[]
Igor Liba played for ZPA Prešov (1970–1978), HC Košice (1978–1982, 1984–1988, 1991–1992, 1997–1998 and 1998–1999) and HC Dukla Jihlava (1982–1984) in Czechoslovakia, after 1993 in Slovakia mostly for HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves.
In 1983 he was drafted by the Calgary Flames. Played with the New York Rangers (10 games, 2 goals + 5 assists) and Los Angeles Kings (37 games, 7 goals + 18 assists) in the season of 1988–1989. In the Los Angeles Kings he was playing with Wayne Gretzky in one formation.
He also played for EHC Biel - Switzerland, it:Hockey Club Fiemme - Italy, TuTo Turku - Finland, HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves - Slovakia, HK VTJ Trebišov - Slovakia, - Austria and - Slovakia.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1977–78 | ZPA Prešov | TCH.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | ZPA Prešov | TCH.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 42 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 43 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 44 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 43 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 41 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 44 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 48 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 38 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 42 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | TJ VSŽ Košice | TCH | 44 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | HC VSZ Košice | TCH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | EHC Biel | NDA | 27 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1991–92 | HC VSZ Košice | TCH | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HC Cavalese | ITA | 18 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
1992–93 | TUTO Hockey | FIN.2 | 44 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 111 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
1993–94 | EV Zeltweg | AUT.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | EV Zeltweg | AUT | 26 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | EV Zeltweg | AUT | 33 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves | SVK | 32 | 19 | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves | SVK | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | HC Košice | SVK | 32 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | ||
1998–99 | HC VSZ Košice | SVK | 41 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
1999–2000 | EV Zeltweg | AUT.2 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
TCH totals | 447 | 231 | 235 | 466 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
SVK totals | 109 | 43 | 66 | 109 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 36 |
International[]
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1979 Sweden | ||
World Championships | ||
1985 Czechoslovakia | ||
1982 Finland | ||
1983 West Germany | ||
1987 Austria | ||
1992 Czechoslovakia | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1984 Sarajevo | ||
1992 Albertville |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1979 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1980 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
1982 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
1983 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
1984 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
1984 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
1985 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
1986 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
1987 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
1987 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
1988 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
1992 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1992 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Junior totals | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
Senior totals | 88 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 92 |
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Igor Liba in the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame
- Official website of HC Košice
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers
- EHC Biel players
- HC Dukla Jihlava players
- HC Fiemme players
- HC Košice players
- HK Spišská Nová Ves players
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic ice hockey players of Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Sportspeople from Prešov
- Slovak ice hockey left wingers
- TuTo players