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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings |
| Nationality |  Slovakia |
| Born | August 11, 1976 , Topoľčany, CS |
| NHL Draft | 118th overall, 2000 Los Angeles Kings |
| Pro career | 2000 – present |
Ľubomír Višňovský (pronounced /lʊuboʊmɪiɹ vɪʃnɑvskɪi/, born August 11, 1976 in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia), is a Slovakian professional ice hockey defenceman with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL.
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Playing career
Prior to joining the NHL, Visnovsky played with Slovan Bratislava . His play attracted the attention of the NHL. He was drafted 118th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings as their 4th choice. He made the team for the 2000–01 and had a very good rookie season, making the NHL 'All-Rookie' squad and was a regular with the Kings until 2008.
On June 29, 2008, Visnovsky was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forward Jarret Stoll and defenceman Matt Greene on the day before his No-Trade Clause would take effect.1
Awards
- Named an All-Rookie Team defenceman in 2000–01
- Played in NHL All-Star Game - 2007
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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 69 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 26 | +1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 82 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 34 | -18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 499 | 70 | 209 | 279 | 214 | +11 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International play
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2000 - St. Petersburg | 1st Silver | |
| Gold | 2002 - Gothenburg | 1st Gold | |
| Bronze | 2003 - Helsinki | 1st Bronze | |
| Men's Inline Hockey | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2008 - Bratislava | 1st Silver | |
- 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
- Played for Team Slovakia in the in the 2000 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
- Played for Team Slovakia in the in 2002 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 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
- Played for Team Slovakia in the in the 2008 Ice Hockey World Championships in Canada.
- Team Slovakia - 126 caps / 14 goals
- Played for Team Slovakia in the 2008 World Inline Hockey Championships
See also
References
External links
- Lubomir Visnovsky's NHL player profile
- Lubomir Visnovsky at NHLPA
- Lubomir Visnovsky's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
