Igor Liba | |||
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Born |
Prešov, Czechoslovakia | November 4, 1960||
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. He was inducted into the player category of the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2024.