Igor Liba
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 4, 1960 Prešov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| 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 | ||
| NHL Draft |
91st overall, 1983 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1977–2000 | ||
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, HC Zeltweg - Austria and HK Dragon Prešov - Slovakia.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | ZPA Prešov | TCH III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | ZPA Prešov | TCH III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 II | 44 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 111 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | EV Zeltweg | AUT II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 II | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1979 Sweden | |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1985 Czechoslovakia | |
| 1982 Finland | |
| 1983 West Germany | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1987 Austria | |
| 1992 Czechoslovakia | |
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1984 Sarajevo | |
| 1992 Albertville | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vincent Lukac |
Golden Hockey Stick 1984 |
Succeeded by Jiri Kralik |