Igor Liba

Medal record
Representing Czechoslovakia
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
World Championships
Olympic Games

Igor Liba
Igor Liba
Born	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
NHL draft	91st overall, 1983; Calgary Flames
Playing career	1977–2000

Igor Liba (born November 4, 1960 in Prešov, Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak ice hockey player. Played on 1992 Bronze Medal winning Olympic Hockey team for Czechoslovakia. Living 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, 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-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	ZPA Prešov	TCH-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	VSZ Košice	TCH	42	16	10	26	16	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	VSZ Košice	TCH	43	17	24	41	20	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	VSZ Košice	TCH	44	35	18	53	23	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	HC Dukla Jihlava	TCH	43	27	18	45	24	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	HC Dukla Jihlava	TCH	41	14	18	32	16	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	VSZ Košice	TCH	44	28	26	54	22	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	VSZ Košice	TCH	34	25	29	54	32	14	7	6	13	—
1986–87	VSZ Košice	TCH	31	13	16	29	38	7	4	4	8	—
1987–88	VSZ 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	VSZ Košice	TCH	40	16	12	28	37	4	1	8	9	—
1990–91	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	VSZ Košice	TCH	16	7	8	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HC Cavalese	Serie A	18	11	34	45	2	4	2	7	9	6
1992–93	TUTO Hockey	I-Div	44	22	34	56	111	4	2	2	4	4
1993–94	EV Zeltweg	ANL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	EV Zeltweg	AUS	26	27	19	46	44	4	3	4	7	0
1995–96	EV Zeltweg	AUS	33	15	19	34	34	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HK Spišská Nová Ves	SVK	32	19	17	36	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HK 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	ANL	30	24	36	60	18	—	—	—	—	—
TCH totals			422	219	217	436	325	25	12	18	30	—
SVK totals			109	43	66	109	50	21	5	8	13	36

International

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

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Awards
Preceded by Vincent Lukac	Golden Hockey Stick 1984	Succeeded by Jiri Kralik