In the midst of his second season with Slovak based club, HK Nitra, Laliberté signalled an immediate end to his professional career, citing a serious back injury on November 25, 2016.
ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv hɪz sˈɛkənd sˈiːzən wɪð slˈoʊvæk bˈeɪst klˈʌb, ˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ nˈaɪtɹə, lˌælɪbɚtˈeɪ sˈɪɡnəld ɐn ɪmˈiːdɪət ˈɛnd tə hɪz pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kɚɹˈɪɹ, sˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐ sˈɪɹiəs bˈæk ˈɪndʒɚɹi ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.