Milan Bartovič

Milan Bartovič
Bartovič with the Rochester Americans in 2004
Born	(1981-04-09) April 9, 1981 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks Malmö Redhawks ZSC Lions HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Atlant Moscow Oblast HC Slovan Bratislava HC Vítkovice HK Dukla Trenčín
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	35th overall, 1999 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	2001–2020

Milan Bartovič (born April 9, 1981) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey left winger, who last played for HK Dukla Trenčín in the Slovak Extraliga. He was drafted 35th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After playing junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Tri-City Americans and Brandon Wheat Kings, Bartovič began his professional career in 2001–02 with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Through 2004–05, Bartovič played in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres for a total of 26 games. On October 24, 2005, the Sabres traded Bartovič to the Chicago Blackhawks for goaltender Michael Leighton.

After playing 24 games for the Blackhawks and an additional 49 games with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL, Bartovič became a free agent on July 1, 2006, and elected to play in Sweden for the 2006–07 season. In the summer of 2007, he signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers before leaving to return to Europe the following season with Malmö IF of the Elitserien in Sweden.

On May 31, 2010, Bartovič signed a one-year contract as a free agent with Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Russian KHL.

Milan was a member of the Slovakia team that competed at the 2006 World Championships, and also was a member of the Slovakia men's national team inline hockey team that competed at the 2007 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Dukla Trenčín	SVK U18		46	6	9	15	41		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Dukla Trenčín	SVK U18		52	21	33	54	32		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Dukla Trenčín	SVK U20		26	2	6	8	27		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Dukla Trenčín	SVK U20		46	36	35	71	62		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Tri–City Americans	WHL		18	8	9	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		38	18	22	40	28		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		34	15	25	40	40		6	1	2	3	8
2000–01	Rochester Americans	AHL		2	1	1	2	0		4	0	1	1	2
2001–02	Rochester Americans	AHL		73	15	11	26	56		2	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Rochester Americans	AHL		74	18	10	28	84		3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		3	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Rochester Americans	AHL		52	18	11	29	52		2	0	0	0	2
2003–04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		23	1	8	9	18		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Rochester Americans	AHL		69	10	18	28	83		9	0	3	3	22
2005–06	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		49	10	14	24	34		3	0	0	0	8
2005–06	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		24	1	6	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Malmö IF	SEL		24	1	4	5	26		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	ZSC Lions	NLA		12	2	3	5	2		3	0	1	1	0
2007–08	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		29	4	2	6	22		11	1	1	2	10
2008–09	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		36	13	11	24	20		3	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		45	20	15	35	38		14	7	4	11	4
2010–11	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		23	2	4	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		16	9	3	12	12		7	2	4	6	6
2011–12	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		37	16	14	30	54		11	2	4	6	28
2012–13	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		47	9	8	17	20		4	0	1	1	2
2013–14	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		54	13	15	28	46		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		54	10	11	21	22		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		60	8	12	20	28		4	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		46	11	12	23	26		16	5	2	7	4
2017–18	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		19	1	1	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Vítkovice Ridera	ELH		18	1	4	5	10		4	0	0	0	4
2018–19	HK Dukla Trenčín	SVK		54	15	25	40	40		6	2	0	2	0
2019–20	HK Dukla Trenčín	SVK		45	7	11	18	66		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				319	72	65	137	309		23	0	4	4	34
NHL totals				50	3	14	17	26		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				178	34	38	72	104		4	0	1	1	2

Medal record
Representing Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2012 Finland
IIHF U18 Championships
	1999 Germany

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Slovakia	WJC18			7	5	2	7	6
2000	Slovakia	WJC	9th		7	0	2	2	0
2001	Slovakia	WJC	8th		7	1	2	3	6
2006	Slovakia	WC	8th		7	2	4	6	8
2009	Slovakia	WC	10th		6	0	0	0	2
2010	Slovakia	WC	12th		6	2	2	4	2
2012	Slovakia	WC			10	3	0	3	6
2014	Slovakia	OG	11th		4	0	1	1	0
2015	Slovakia	WC	9th		7	1	0	1	16
Junior totals					21	6	6	12	12
Senior totals					40	8	7	15	34

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database