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

Martin Cibák
KHL game Amur Khabarovsk vs. HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on September 26, 2011. Face-off Petr Vrána (in blue) vs. Martin Cibák.
Born (1980-05-17) 17 May 1980 (age 43)
Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot 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
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 252nd overall, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 1998–2016

Biography edit

Cibák was born in Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Cibak earned the nickname "Cibby" while playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Slalom canoeist Peter Cibák is his cousin.[citation needed]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš SVK U18 45 32 18 50 64
1996–97 HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš SVK U20 52 18 29 47 54
1997–98 HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš SVK U20 20 8 11 19 6
1997–98 HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš SVK 33 2 4 6 18
1998–99 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 66 21 26 47 72
1999–2000 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 58 16 29 45 77
2000–01 Detroit Vipers IHL 79 10 28 38 88
2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 52 5 9 14 44
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 26 1 5 6 8
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL 62 5 15 20 78 6 1 2 3 4
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 0 0 2
2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 63 2 7 9 30 6 0 1 1 0
2004–05 HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš SVK 4 0 0 0 6
2004–05 HC Lasselsberger Plzeň ELH 30 4 11 15 52
2004–05 HC Košice SVK 6 1 3 4 8 10 2 5 7 36
2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 65 2 6 8 22 5 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Frölunda HC SEL 55 10 13 23 94
2007–08 Södertälje SK SEL 51 3 8 11 62
2008–09 Södertälje SK SEL 49 10 13 23 94
2009–10 Spartak Moscow KHL 50 17 15 32 93 10 0 2 2 36
2010–11 Spartak Moscow KHL 4 0 0 0 8
2010–11 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 41 10 3 13 42 6 0 0 0 10
2011–12 Nefekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 45 7 19 26 60
2012–13 Nefekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 48 8 10 18 58 4 0 0 0 4
2013–14 Nefekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 38 6 6 12 58
2013–14 HC Vityaz KHL 16 2 1 13 16
2014–15 HC Olomouc ELH 48 11 9 20 106
2015–16 PSG Zlín ELH 50 3 6 9 50 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš SVK 29 3 6 9 58
NHL totals 154 5 18 23 60 11 0 1 1 0
SEL totals 155 23 34 57 250
KHL totals 242 50 53 103 335 20 0 2 2 50

International edit

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Slovakia EJC 6 3 0 3 10
1999 Slovakia WJC 6 2 3 5 6
2000 Slovakia WJC 7 2 1 3 4
2004 Slovakia WCH 4 1 0 1 0
2006 Slovakia WC 7 2 1 3 8
2010 Slovakia OG 7 0 0 0 6
2011 Slovakia WC 3 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 19 7 4 11 20
Senior totals 21 3 2 5 16

References edit

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-10.

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