Igor Liba
Igor Liba is a former excellent
Slovak ice hockey player. He was born in November 4,
1960 in
Prešov,
Czechoslovakia, today in
Slovakia. He is 6', 192 lb, left wing. 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.
Igor Liba played for ZPA PreÅ¡ov (1970â€"1978),
HC KoÅ¡ice (1978-1982, 1984â€"1988, 1991â€"1992, 1997-1998 and 1998-1999) and
HC Dukla Jihlava (1982â€"1984) in
Czechoslovakia, after 1993 in
Slovakia.
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,
HC Fiemme Cavalese -
Italy,
TuTo Turku -
Finland,
HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves -
Slovakia,
HK VTJ Trebišov - Slovakia,
HC Zeltweg -
Austria and
HK Dragon Prešov - Slovakia.
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Igor Liba in the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame*
Official website of HC Košice
