Ľubomir Višňovský
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Ľubomír Višňovský (Born August 11, 1976 in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), is a Slovakian professional ice hockey player. He plays defenceman.
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Playing career
Ľubomír Višňovský was drafted 118th overall in the 2000 Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings as their 4th choice. Although having relatively small stature (178 cm/85 kg) for an NHL defenceman, with the change of some NHL rules, he is profiting from his great skating, passing and shooting abilities. He is one of the most popular Slovak players.Awards
- Named an All-Rookie Team defenceman in 2000-01
Records
- Led all rookie defencemen with 39 points in 2000-01
- Voted Best player overall in Slovakia for the year 2005
- Six-times Best defenceman in Slovakia (1999 to 2003 and 2005)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PP | SH | GW | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000-01 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 81 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 36 | +16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 14 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 57 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 28 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 58 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 26 | +8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 42 | +7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 5 years | Totals | NHL | 348 | 44 | 136 | 180 | 154 | +28 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Stats as of April 18th, 2006.
International play
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 1996 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 1997 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 1998 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Silver medal with Team Slovakia in the 2000 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
- Gold medal with Slovakia in 2002 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Bronze medal with Slovakia in 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino
- Team Slovakia - 126 caps / 14 goals
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