Martin Cibák Explained

Birth Date:17 May 1980
Birth Place:Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:196
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Played For:MHk 32
Detroit Vipers
Springfield Falcons
Tampa Bay Lightning
Hershey Bears
HC Plzeň
HC Košice
Frölunda HC
Södertälje SK
HC Spartak Moscow
Severstal Cherepovets
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
HC Vityaz
HC Olomouc
PSG Berani Zlín
Ntl Team:SVK
Draft:252nd overall
Draft Year:1998
Draft Team:Tampa Bay Lightning
Career Start:1998
Career End:2016

Martin Cibák (born 17 May 1980) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player.

Biography

Cibák was born in Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia. As a youth, he played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Poprad.[1]

Cibák won the Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003–04 NHL season, and also played with the Slovak National Team in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Cibak earned the nickname "Cibby" while playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He signed a one-year contract with Frölunda HC in August, 2006. In summer 2007, he signed a contract with Södertälje SK and left the club on 26 April 2009 to sign with HC Spartak Moscow on 6 May 2009.

Slalom canoeist Peter Cibák is his cousin.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1995–96HK 32 Liptovský MikulášSVK U184532185064
1996–97HK 32 Liptovský MikulášSVK U205218294754
1997–98HK 32 Liptovský MikulášSVK U2020811196
1997–98HK 32 Liptovský MikulášSVK3324618
1998–99Medicine Hat TigersWHL6621264772
1999–2000Medicine Hat TigersWHL5816294577
2000–01Detroit VipersIHL7910283888
2001–02Springfield FalconsAHL52591444
2001–02Tampa Bay LightningNHL261568
2002–03Springfield FalconsAHL62515207861234
2003–04Hershey BearsAHL10002
2003–04Tampa Bay LightningNHL632793060110
2004–05HK 32 Liptovský MikulášSVK40006
2004–05HC Lasselsberger PlzeňELH304111552
2004–05HC KošiceSVK613481025736
2005–06Tampa Bay LightningNHL652682250000
2006–07Frölunda HCSEL5510132394
2007–08Södertälje SKSEL51381162
2008–09Södertälje SKSEL4910132394
2009–10Spartak MoscowKHL50171532931002236
2010–11Spartak MoscowKHL40008
2010–11Severstal CherepovetsKHL411031342600010
2011–12Nefekhimik NizhnekamskKHL457192660
2012–13Nefekhimik NizhnekamskKHL48810185840004
2013–14Nefekhimik NizhnekamskKHL38661258
2013–14HC VityazKHL16211316
2014–15HC OlomoucELH4811920106
2015–16PSG ZlínELH503695010000
2016–17MHk 32 Liptovský MikulášSVK2936958
NHL totals1545182360110110
SEL totals155233457250
KHL totals24250531033352002250

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998SlovakiaEJC630310
1999SlovakiaWJC62356
2000SlovakiaWJC72134
2004SlovakiaWCH41010
2006SlovakiaWC72138
2010SlovakiaOG70006
2011SlovakiaWC30112
Junior totals19741120
Senior totals2132516

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-10.