Libor Hudáček

Libor Hudáček (; born 7 September 1990) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is a forward for 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. The 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.

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. 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.

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.

International play

Hudáček participated in 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 2006–07 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK U18 41 29 37 66 66 — — — — — 2006–07 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK U20 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2007–08 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK.2 U18 10 13 19 32 22 — — — — — 2007–08 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK U20 36 14 16 30 45 2 2 0 2 2 2008–09 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK U20 28 21 37 58 18 — — — — — 2008–09 HK Spišská Nová Ves SVK.2 31 15 14 29 28 15 4 4 8 8 2009–10 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 18 4 7 11 6 14 1 1 2 10 2009–10 HK Orange 20 SVK 23 8 7 15 8 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 55 6 18 24 51 7 1 2 3 4 2011–12 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 50 12 21 33 34 19 6 9 15 32 2012–13 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 48 11 9 20 12 4 0 2 2 0 2013–14 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 54 5 11 16 14 — — — — — 2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 45 10 10 20 20 — — — — — 2014–15 HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica SVK 11 6 4 10 4 — — — — — 2015–16 Örebro HK SHL 48 14 14 28 42 2 0 0 0 2 2016–17 Örebro HK SHL 49 14 24 38 38 — — — — — 2017–18 Örebro HK SHL 33 5 10 15 39 — — — — — 2017–18 Färjestad BK SHL 5 1 1 2 25 — — — — — 2018–19 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 52 17 22 39 18 17 3 4 7 10 2019–20 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 50 31 29 60 24 — — — — — 2020–21 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 50 17 21 38 26 — — — — — 2020–21 Lausanne HC NL 4 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 11 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Izhstal Izhevsk VHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Lugano NL 10 8 0 8 10 — — — — — 2021–22 Dinamo Minsk KHL 3 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 6 2022–23 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 48 20 12 32 22 19 6 5 11 14 2023–24 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 29 12 12 24 12 21 6 10 16 12 2024–25 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 40 11 19 30 20 9 0 2 2 10 2025–26 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 51 17 27 44 51 19 7 7 14 35 SVK totals 157 36 57 93 103 37 11 9 20 46 KHL totals 211 45 55 100 74 7 0 3 3 6 ELH totals 270 108 121 229 147 85 22 28 50 81

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Slovakia WJC18 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 2023 Slovakia WC 9th 7 0 1 1 33 2024 Slovakia WC 7th 8 5 5 10 0 2024 Slovakia OGQ Q 3 1 0 1 0 2026 Slovakia OG 4th 6 1 1 2 0 Junior totals 12 0 5 5 10 Senior totals 78 19 23 42 63