Slovakia Lubomir Visnovsky
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Slovakian Player of the Year (Golden puck) 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
3-time Slovakian Extraliga All-Star Team 3
3-time Slovakian Extraliga Champion 3
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
48
Height
5'10" / 177 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

A small, offensively skilled defenseman who skates well and has a good technique. Moves and passes the puck well. Reads the game well. An excellent powerplay player. Physically weak and sometimes has problems with big forwards. (Matias Strozyk)

Brother: Tibor Visnovsky

Lubomir Visnovsky Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Slovakia U18 EJC-18 C 6* 2* 3* 5* 5* -* |
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 C 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1994-95 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 36* 11* 10* 21* 10* -* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 2 -
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 B 7* 1* 6* 7* 4* -* |
1995-96 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 48* 9* 11* 20* 24* 16* |
Slovakia U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 5* 6* 4* -2* |
Slovakia WC 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
1996-97 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 46* 11* 13* 24* 12* 22* |
Slovakia WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Slovakia WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
1997-98 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 47* 9* 13* 22* 24* 34* |
Slovakia OG 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 2* |
Slovakia WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
1998-99 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 50* 14* 15* 29* 31* 59* |
Slovakia WC 6* 0* 2* 2* 6* 1* |
1999-00 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 52* 21* 24* 45* 38* 64* | Playoffs 8 5 3 8 16 8
Slovakia WC 9* 0* 6* 6* 2* 3* |
2000-01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81* 7* 32* 39* 36* 16* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 0 -1
2001-02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 72* 4* 17* 21* 14* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 1
Slovakia OG 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 4* |
Slovakia WC 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* 5* |
Slovakia (all) International 8* 3* 3* 6* 2* 9* |
2002-03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 57* 8* 16* 24* 28* 2* |
Slovakia WC 9* 4* 8* 12* 2* 11* |
2003-04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58* 8* 21* 29* 26* 8* |
2004-05 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 43* 13* 25* 38* 40* 27* | Playoffs 14 2 10 12 10 10
Slovakia WCup 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -5* |
Slovakia WC 7* 2* 6* 8* 0* 2* |
2005-06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 17* 50* 67* 50* 7* |
Slovakia OG 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
Slovakia (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
2006-07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 69* 18* 40* 58* 26* 1* |
2007-08 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 82* 8* 33* 41* 34* -18* |
Slovakia “A” WC 5* 2* 7* 9* 0* 5* |
Slovakia (all) International 5* 2* 7* 9* 0* 5* |
2008-09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 50* 8* 23* 31* 30* 6* |
2009-10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 57* 10* 22* 32* 16* -4* |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 16* 5* 8* 13* 4* -6* |
Slovakia OG 7* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
Slovakia (all) International 7* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* |
2010-11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 81* 18* 50* 68* 24* 18* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 -2
Slovakia WC 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
Slovakia (all) International 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2011-12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 68* 6* 21* 27* 47* 7* |
2012-13 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 32* 6* 10* 16* 22* 1* |
New York Islanders NHL 35* 3* 11* 14* 20* 12* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 2
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL 24* 3* 8* 11* 10* -1* |
2014-15 New York Islanders NHL 53* 5* 15* 20* 8* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 5
2015-16 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 9* 2* 8* 10* 2* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1

Lubomir Visnovsky Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 HC Slovan Bratislava Euro HL 6* 3* 1* 4* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 6 -
1997-98 HC Slovan Bratislava Euro HL 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
Slovakia Deutschland Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 HC Slovan Bratislava Euro HL 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
1999-00 HC Slovan Bratislava Euro HL 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 5* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -3

Lubomir Visnovsky Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Deutschland Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 C 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 5* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 4 24* 5* 5* 10* 0.42* 10* 5* | 3 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 8 * -3 *
International 5 29* 8* 14* 22* 0.76* 2* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 41* 8* 18* 26* 0.63* 24* 5* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
NHL 14 883* 128* 367* 495* 0.56* 373* 40* | 5 28 0 * 8 * 8 * 0.29 * 4 * 5 *
OG 4 19* 4* 4* 8* 0.42* 2* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia 7 322* 88* 111* 199* 0.62* 179* 222* | 3 31 8 * 16 * 24 * 0.77 * 28 * 18 *
WC 10 61* 10* 34* 44* 0.72* 22* 28* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 5* 6* 1.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 B 1 7* 1* 6* 7* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 C 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Lubomir Visnovsky Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/28/2016
02/28/2016 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava Retired
10/27/2015
10/27/2015 Confirmed New York Islanders HC Slovan Bratislava
03/29/2013
03/29/2013 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
09/17/2012
09/17/2012 Confirmed New York Islanders HC Slovan Bratislava
06/23/2012
06/23/2012 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks New York Islanders
03/03/2010
03/03/2010 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HC Slovan Bratislava

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for Slovakia

Career transactions
- 2012-06-22 • Traded to the New York Islanders for a 2013 2nd round pick (Nick Sörensen)
- 2010-03-03 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Ryan Whitney & a 2010 6th round pick (Brandon Davidson)
- 2008-06-29 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Matt Greene & Jarret Stoll