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Igor Liba
Born (1960-11-04) November 4, 1960 (age 63)
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
National team  Czechoslovakia
NHL draft 91st overall, 1983
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1979–2003

Igor Liba (born November 4, 1960) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played 37 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings during the 1988–89 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 2003, was mainly spent in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and in other European leagues. Internationally Liba played for the Czechslovakian national team in several tournaments, including the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the latter. In 2005 Liba was inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame.

Career

Igor Liba played for ZPA Prešov (1970–1978), HC Košice (1978–82, 1984–88, 1991–92, 1997–98 and 1998–99) and HC Dukla Jihlava (1982–84) 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 and 5 assists) and Los Angeles Kings (37 games, 7 goals and 18 assists) in the 1988–89.

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 CSSR-3
1978–79 ZPA Prešov CSSR-3
1979–80 TJ VSŽ Košice CSSR 42 16 10 26 16
1980–81 TJ VSŽ Košice CSSR 43 17 24 41 20
1981–82 TJ VSŽ Košice CSSR 44 35 18 53 34
1982–83 ASD Dukla Jihlava CSSR 43 27 18 45 24
1983–84 ASD Dukla Jihlava CSSR 41 14 18 32 16
1984–85 TJ VSŽ Košice CSSR 44 28 26 54 22
1985–86 TJ VSŽ Košice CSSR 34 25 29 54 32
1986–87 TJ VSŽ Košice CSSR 31 13 16 29 38
1987–88 TJ VSŽ Košice CSSR 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 CSSR 44 17 20 37 37
1990–91 HC VSZ Košice CSSR 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 2 3 0
1990–91 EHC Biel NDA 18 13 8 21 10 3 1 0 1 4
1991–92 HC VSZ Košice CSSR 16 7 9 16 6
1991–92 HC Cavalese ITA 18 11 34 45 2 4 2 7 9 4
1992–93 TUTO Hockey FIN-2 44 22 34 56 111
1993–94 EV Zeltweg AUT-2
1994–95 EV Zeltweg AUT 30 30 23 53 44
1995–96 EV Zeltweg AUT 33 15 19 34 34
1996–97 HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves SVK 46 26 25 51 72
1997–98 HC Košice SVK 32 10 24 34 36
1997–98 HK Trebisov SVK-2 4 1 4 5 2
1998–99 HC VSZ Košice SVK 52 15 25 40 24
1999–00 EV Zeltweg AUT-2 30 24 36 60 18
2000–01 HK VTJ Farmakol Prešov SVK-2 36 17 25 42 6
2002–03 HK Spisska Nova Ves SVK 20 1 10 11 40
2002–03 HK VTJ Farmakol Prešov SVK-2 20 8 11 19 40
CSSR totals 426 220 226 446 331 8 5 6 11 0
NHL totals 37 7 18 25 36 2 0 0 0 2

International

Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place 1982 Finland
Silver medal – second place 1983 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Austria
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Czechoslovakia
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Sweden
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
Awards
Preceded by Golden Hockey Stick
1984
Succeeded by