| Ľubomír Kolník | |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 194 |
| Played For: | HC Dukla Trenčín Lukko Kiekko-Espoo HC Slovan Bratislava HK Nitra HKm Zvolen HK 36 Skalica |
| Ntl Team: | TCH |
| Ntl Team 2: | SVK |
| Birth Date: | January 23, 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| Draft: | 116th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1990 |
| Draft Team: | New Jersey Devils |
| Career Start: | 1987 |
| Career End: | 2009 |
Ľubomír Kolník (born January 23, 1968, in Nitra, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player.
Kolník began his career with HC Dukla Trenčín in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. Kolník was drafted 116th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils but never played in the NHL. In 1992, he moved to Finland and played for Jokipojat of the I divisioona and eventually moved to Lukko in the SM-liiga. He returned to Dukla Trenčín in 1994 for one season before returning to the SM-liiga for Kiekko-Espoo.
Kolník returned to Slovakia in 1996 and signed with HC Slovan Bratislava and remained until 2001 when he joined HK Ardo Nitra. After one season he moved to HKm Zvolen, but left again after one season and returned to Nitra. He signed for HK 36 Skalica in 2008.
Kolník represented Czechoslovakia in the 1991 World Ice Hockey Championship. He then represented Slovakia following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and played in five World Championships. He also played in the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
| Regular season | 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 | ||
| 1993–94 | Jokipojat | FIN.2 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Lukko | SM-l | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 36 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-Espoo | SM-l | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 48 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 45 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 48 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 63 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 56 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | MHC Nitra | SVK | 52 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HKm Zvolen | SVK | 54 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HKm Zvolen B | IEHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HKm Nitra | SVK | 54 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Dynamax Nitra | SVK | 53 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Dynamax Nitra | SVK | 54 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Dynamax - Oil Nitra | SVK | 54 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Ardo Nitra | SVK | 54 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Ardo Nitra | SVK | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK 36 Skalica | SVK | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Nové Zámky | SVK.2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TCH totals | 211 | 115 | 87 | 202 | — | 27 | 11 | 16 | 27 | — | ||||
| SVK totals | 691 | 325 | 277 | 602 | 390 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 32 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1994 | Slovakia | WC C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | |
| Senior totals | 48 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 22 | |||