-->

• Professional ice hockey player Lubomir Visnovsky currently plays for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.

  Visnovsky was placed on injured reserve by the Oilers in February of 2009. He scheduled surgery on his shoulder and is expected to miss the rest of the 2008-2009 season.ESPN.com: Visnovsky to Have Surgery

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: August 11, 1976
  2. Birthplace: Topolcany, Slovakia
  3. Position: Defenseman
  4. Shoots: Left
  5. Played in two World Cup of Hockey tournaments, three Winter Olympics and eight Ice Hockey World Championships
  6. Played in the 2006-07 NHL All-Star Game
  7. 2007: Signed a five year contract extension worth $5.65 million

• NHL Career

  Visnovsky was drafted out of the HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga 118th overall in the 2000 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He joined the team as a full roster member the following year, playing 81 of 82 regular season games, and eight playoff games. He was also selected for the All-Rookie Team that same season. In 2007, Visnovsky was selected for his first NHL All-Star Game. He capped off the 2007 season by signing a five year contract extension with the Kings, worth a reported $5.65 million.

• International Career

  In 1996, Visnovsky represented Slovakia in his first of eight appearances in the Ice Hockey World Championships. He has helped the team win a silver medal in 2000, a gold medal in 2002 and a bronze medal in 2003. He has played in two World Cup of Hockey tournaments and three Winter Olympics with Team Slovakia, however the team did not place in any of those contests.

• Related Mahalo Pages

  National Hockey League | Los Angeles Kings | Dan Cloutier | Sean Burke | Mike Cammalleri | Alexander Frolov | Anze Kopitar | Dustin Brown | Derek Armstrong | Jamie Heward | Tom Kostopoulos | Brian Willsie | Patrick O'Sullivan | Jaroslav Modry | Scott Thornton | Jamie Lundmark | Raitis Ivanans | Aaron Miller | Oleg Tverdovsky | Alyn McCauley | Wayne Gretzky | Winter Olympics | Ladislav Nagy

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page