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Ľubomír Pištek

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Ľubomír Pištek
Born (1980-08-07) 7 August 1980 (age 44)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Dynamo Pardubice
VHK Vsetín
HC Vítkovice Steel
HC Zlín
HC Oceláři Třinec
HK Nitra
NHL draft 222nd overall, 1998
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2000–2009

Ľubomír Pištek (born 7 August 1980) is a former Slovak professional ice hockey player who played in the Slovak Extraliga and Czech Extraliga. He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 8th round (222nd overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He played six seasons with HC Slovan Bratislava.[1] Over the course of his career, Pištek won Slovak league championship twice with Slovan Bratislava (2001-02 and 2006-07). He also won the Czech league championship with HC Moeller Pardubice in the 2003-04 session.[2]

Representing Slovakia U18, Pištek scored against Canada U18 in August 1997.[3] Pištek participated at the 1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4]

After retiring from active hockey, Pištek followed the footsteps of Marián Gáborík and focused on developing ice hockey infrastructure for children. His first project was a training rink in the Lamač borough of Bratislava, opened in 2011.[5][6] In 2016 he completed the second rink in Bruck an der Leitha.[7]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 55 13 16 29 38 6 0 0 0 6
1999–00 Kelowna Rockets WHL 28 7 4 11 30
1999–00 Saskatoon Blades WHL 28 4 11 15 20 11 1 1 2 4
2000–01 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 49 6 7 13 34
2001–02 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 50 15 7 22 72
2002–03 HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice Czech 49 4 9 13 56 18 5 1 6 12
2003–04 HC Moeller Pardubice Czech 47 4 10 14 111 6 1 2 3 14
2004–05 Vsetinska Hokejova Czech 8 0 0 0 2
2004–05 HC Moeller Pardubice Czech 27 5 3 8 8 5 1 0 1 6
2004–05 HC VCE Hradec Králové Czech2 6 1 1 2 2
2005–06 HC Vitkovice Steel Czech 3 0 0 0 0
2005–06 HC Hamé Zlín Czech 8 0 0 0 8
2005–06 HC Ocelari Trinec Czech 17 0 0 0 14
2005–06 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 18 0 1 1 30 4 0 0 0 6
2006–07 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 53 7 11 18 32 14 2 1 3 61
2007–08 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 53 6 6 12 46 18 1 4 5 24
2008–09 HK Nitra Slovak 22 4 7 11 34
2008–09 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 8 1 1 2 8 12 1 1 2 6
Czech totals 159 13 22 35 199 29 7 3 10 32
Slovak totals 253 39 40 79 256 48 4 6 10 97

References

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  1. ^ "Profile at HC Slovan website". HC Slovan. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Pištek sa počas osláv dostal do konfliktu s Dopitom". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "SportsWorld". The Daily Herald-Tribune. Canadian Press. 14 August 1997. p. 11.
  4. ^ EliteProspects (link below).
  5. ^ "Bývalý reprezentant Pištek vybuduje v Lamači hokejovú akadémiu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Zimný štadión na Borinskej ulici je skolaudovaný". Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Slovenská cesta Ľubomíra Pišteka s rakúskou ústretovosťou". Šport.sk. 28 January 2016.
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