Ľubomír Kolník
| Ľubomír Kolník | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 23, 1968 Nitra, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Dukla Trenčín Lukko Kiekko-Espoo HC Slovan Bratislava HK Nitra HKm Zvolen HK 36 Skalica | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia and Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
116th overall, 1990 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2009 | ||
Ľubomír Kolník (born January 23, 1968 in Nitra, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player.
Career
Kolník began his career with HC Dukla Trenčín in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. Kolník was drafted 116th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils but never played in the NHL. In 1992, he moved to Finland and played for Jokipojat of the I divisioona and eventually moved to Lukko in the SM-liiga. He returned to Dukla Trenčín in 1994 for one season before returning to the SM-liiga for Kiekko-Espoo.
Kolník returned to Slovakia in 1996 and signed with HC Slovan Bratislava and remained until 2001 when he joined HK Ardo Nitra. After one season he moved to HKm Zvolen, but left again after one season and returned to Nitra. He signed for HK 36 Skalica in 2008.
Kolník represented Czechoslovakia in the 1991 World Ice Hockey Championship. He then represented Slovakia following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and played in five World Championships. He also played in the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | MHC Plastika Nitra | SVK.2 | — | 18 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 42 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 27 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 53 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 52 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 37 | 19 | 12 | 31 | — | 12 | 7 | 11 | 18 | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Jokipojat | FIN.2 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | Jokipojat | FIN.2 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Lukko | SM-l | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 36 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 48 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 45 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 48 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 63 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 56 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | MHC Nitra | SVK | 52 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HKm Zvolen | SVK | 54 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HKm Zvolen B | IEHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HKm Nitra | SVK | 54 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Dynamax Nitra | SVK | 53 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Dynamax Nitra | SVK | 54 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Dynamax - Oil Nitra | SVK | 54 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Ardo Nitra | SVK | 54 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Ardo Nitra | SVK | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK 36 Skalica | SVK | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Nové Zámky | SVK.2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TCH totals | 211 | 115 | 87 | 202 | — | 27 | 11 | 16 | 27 | — | ||||
| SVK totals | 691 | 325 | 277 | 602 | 390 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 32 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Slovakia | OG | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Slovakia | WC C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | Slovakia | WC B | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WCH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Slovakia | WC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Slovakia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| Senior totals | 48 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 22 | |||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Czechoslovak ice hockey right wingers
- Espoo Blues players
- HK Dukla Trenčín players
- HC Slovan Bratislava players
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Jokipojat players
- Lukko players
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- HK Nitra players
- HC Nové Zámky players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia
- HK 36 Skalica players
- Slovak ice hockey right wingers
- Ice hockey people from Nitra
- HKM Zvolen players
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland