Libor Hudáček
Libor Hudáček (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈlibɔr ˈɦudaːtʂek]; born 7 September 1990) is a Slovak ice hockey player for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is the younger brother of Július Hudáček, who is a goaltender.
| Libor Hudáček | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 September 1990 Levoča, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Minsk HK Spišská Nová Ves HC Slovan Bratislava HK Orange 20 HC '05 Banská Bystrica Örebro HK Färjestad BK HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Lausanne HC HC Izhstal HC Lugano | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career
Hudáček began playing junior ice hockey in the HK Spišská Nová Ves. He was a member of the HK Orange 20 project in the 2009–10 season, overall playing 23 games. Rest of the season he played for the HC Slovan Bratislava. In the 2010–11 season he overall played 55 games and earned 24 points for Slovan. In the next season he scored winning goal in the 7th playoffs final game against HC Košice and won the Slovak Extraliga title.
After two seasons with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga (ELH), Hudáček returned to the KHL as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 21 May 2020.[1]
On February 24, 2021, Hudacek joined Lausanne HC of the National League (NL) on a one-year deal through the end of the 2020/21 season.[2] He hurt his leg in a game against EHC Biel on March 9, 2021 which required surgery, forcing him to sit out the remainder of the season.[3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Slovakia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2022 Beijing | |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2012 Finland/Sweden | |
Hudáček participated at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He played for Slovakia at the 2012 IIHF World Championship, earning 5 points in 10 games. He won the silver medal at the 2012 World Championship.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Slovakia | U18 | 7th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WC |  |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2017 | Slovakia | WC | 14th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Slovakia | OGQ | Q | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Slovakia | OG |  |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 54 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 30 | ||||
References
- "Neftekhimik sign contract with Hudacek" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Lausanne HC confirms signing of Libor Hudacek". swisshockeynews.ch. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Libor Hudacek, season over" (in Swiss French). lematin.ch. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database