Ľubomír Kolník
Ľubomír Kolník | |
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| Born | January 23, 1968 Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player |
| Years active | 1986–2008+ |
Ľubomír Kolník (born January 23, 1968, in Nitra, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional ice hockey player from Slovakia.
Career
Kolník launched his professional journey with HC Dukla Trenčín competing in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. Although selected 116th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils, he did not make an appearance in the NHL. In 1992, he transferred to Finland, where he played for Jokipojat in the second-tier league I divisioona before advancing to join Lukko in the top-level SM-liiga. After spending the 1994 season back with Dukla Trenčín, he returned to Finland, signing with Kiekko-Espoo.
In 1996, Kolník committed to HC Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia and remained there until 2001, when he moved to HK Ardo Nitra. He spent one season with HKm Zvolen before rejoining Nitra. His career later included a contract with HK 36 Skalica starting in 2008.
On the international stage, Kolník represented Czechoslovakia at the 1991 World Championship. Following that, he competed for Slovakia in five World Championships as well as at the Winter Olympics in 1994 and 1998.
Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | MHC Plastika Nitra | SVK.2 | — | 18 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 42 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 27 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 53 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 52 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 37 | 19 | 12 | 31 | — | 12 | 7 | 11 | 18 | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Jokipojat | FIN.2 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| TCH totals | 211 | 115 | 87 | 202 | — | 27 | 11 | 16 | 27 | — | ||||
| SVK totals | 691 | 325 | 277 | 602 | 390 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 32 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Tournament | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Penalty Minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Slovakia | OG | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Slovakia | WC B | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WCH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Slovakia | WC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Slovakia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| Career senior totals | 48 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 22 | |||