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 1988âÂÂ89 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.
Igor Liba played for ZPA Preà ¡ov (1970âÂÂ1978), HC Koà ¡ice (1978âÂÂ82, 1984âÂÂ88, 1991âÂÂ92, 1997âÂÂ98 and 1998âÂÂ99) and HC Dukla Jihlava (1982âÂÂ84) in Czechoslovakia, after 1993 in Slovakia mostly for HK VTJ Spià ¡ská Nová Ves.
In 1983 he was drafted by the Calgary Flames. Played with the New York Rangers (10 games, 2 goals and 5 assists) and Los Angeles Kings (37 games, 7 goals and 18 assists) in the 1988âÂÂ89.
He also played for EHC Biel - Switzerland, - Italy, TuTo Turku - Finland, HK VTJ Spià ¡ská Nová Ves - Slovakia, HK VTJ Trebià ¡ov - Slovakia, HC Zeltweg - Austria and HK Dragon Preà ¡ov - Slovakia.
Internationally, he played for the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team, and was inducted into the player category of the IIHF Hall of Fame during the medal ceremony of the 2024 IIHF World Championship.