Igor Liba

Slovak ice hockey player

PersonAge 65humanQ1388435

Born: November 4, 1960
Birthplace: Prešov
Citizenship: Czechoslovakia
, Slovakia
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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, ice hockey coach
Height: 181 cm
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Languages spoken, written or signed: Slovak

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Igor Liba 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 Czechslovak 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.

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NHL skater stats — season by season

1 season · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	S	S%
1988–89	NYR, LAK	37	7	18	25	-3	36	2	42	16.7
Career		37	7	18	25	-3	36	2	42	16.7

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Member of sports team: Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
EHC Biel
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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Igor
Participant in: 1992 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Sibling: Dušan Liba
Mass: 192 lb
Shooting handedness: right-handed shot
Drafted by: Calgary Flames(1983) significant event: 1983 NHL entry draft · draft pick number: 91
Awards: Czechoslovak Hockey League Assists Leader(1986)
Czechoslovak Hockey League Goals Leader(1982)
League: National Hockey League(1988–1989)
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/l/libaig01.html
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 37 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/l/libaig01.html
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Total goals in career: 7(1988–1989) league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/l/libaig01.html
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Total shots in career: 42 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/l/libaig01.html
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Penalty minutes in career: 36 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/l/libaig01.html
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Career plus-minus rating: -3 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/l/libaig01.html
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Total points in career: 25 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/l/libaig01.html
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Total assists in career: 18 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/l/libaig01.html
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Position played on team / speciality: forward
Family name: Liba

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