Quick Facts
Biography
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 | |||