Libor Hudáček


Libor Hudáček is a Slovak ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He is the younger brother of Július Hudáček, who is a goaltender.

Playing career

Hudáček began playing junior ice hockey in the HK Spišská Nová Ves. He was a member of the HK Orange 20 project in the 2009–10 season, overall playing 23 games. Rest of the season he played for the HC Slovan Bratislava. In the 2010–11 season he overall played 55 games and earned 24 points for Slovan. In the next season he scored winning goal in the 7th playoffs final game against HC Košice and won the Slovak Extraliga title.
After two seasons with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga, Hudáček returned to the KHL as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 21 May 2020.

International play

Hudáček participated at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He played for Slovakia at the 2012 IIHF World Championship, earning 5 points in 10 games. He won the silver medal at the 2012 World Championship.