Libor Hudáček
Born (1990-09-07) 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
ELH team
Former teams
HC Oceláři Třinec
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
Dinamo Minsk
National team  Slovakia
Playing career 2009present

Libor Hudáček (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈlibɔr ˈɦudaːtʂek]; born 7 September 1990) is a Slovak ice hockey player currently under contract with HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He is the younger brother of Július Hudáček, who is a goaltender.

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 the 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 24 February 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]

On 31 July 2022, Hudáček opted to return to the Czech Republic as a free agent and signed a three-year contract with HC Oceláři Třinec of the ELH.[4]

International play

Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 4
Junior totals 12 0 5 5 10
Senior totals 54 12 16 28 30

References

  1. "Neftekhimik sign contract with Hudacek" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Lausanne HC confirms signing of Libor Hudacek". swisshockeynews.ch. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. "Libor Hudacek, season over" (in French). lematin.ch. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. "HC Oceláři Třinec sign contract with forward Libor Hudáček" (in Czech). HC Oceláři Třinec. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.


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