Ľuboš Bartečko

Ľuboš Bartečko
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Born	(1976-07-14)July 14, 1976, Kežmarok, TCH
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position	Left Wing/Centre
Shoots	Left
KHL team F. teams	Lev Poprad Modo HK ŠKP Poprad St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers HC Sparta Praha HC Dynamo Moscow Luleå HF SC Bern Färjestads BK
Ntl. team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1997–present

Ľuboš Bartečko (born July 14, 1976) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Slovak team Lev Poprad in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career

Before Bartečko started his career in the NHL he played for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Drummondville Voltigeurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and for the Worcester Ice Cats of the American Hockey League (AHL). He started his NHL career in 1998–99 with the St. Louis Blues.

His best year was the 1999–2000 season when he scored 16 goals and 39 points in 67 games and often played on a line with his fellow countrymen Pavol Demitra and Michal Handzuš. In 2001 he moved to Atlanta, playing for the Atlanta Thrashers. Since the 2003–04 season he returned to Europe, where he played for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga and for HC Dynamo Moscow of Russian Superleague (RSL), where he won the league title in 2004–05.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	HK ŠKP Poprad	SVK		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HK ŠKP Poprad	SVK		3	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		70	32	41	73	50		17	3	11	14	24
1996–97	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		58	40	51	91	47		8	1	8	9	4
1997–98	Worcester IceCats	AHL		34	10	12	22	24		10	4	2	6	2
1998–99	HK ŠKP Poprad	SVK		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	St. Louis Blues	NHL		32	5	11	16	6		5	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Worcester IceCats	AHL		49	14	24	38	22		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	16	23	39	51		7	1	1	2	0
1999–00	Worcester IceCats	AHL		12	4	7	11	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	St. Louis Blues	NHL		50	5	8	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		71	13	14	27	30		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		37	7	9	16	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Sparta Praha	CZE		25	12	8	20	45		13	2	4	6	26
2004–05	HC Dynamo Moscow	RSL		40	6	10	16	28		7	0	1	1	2
2005–06	HK ŠKP Poprad	SVK		7	4	1	5	36		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Luleå HF	SEL		50	14	26	40	32		6	3	3	6	35
2006–07	HK ŠKP Poprad	SVK		14	3	4	7	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Luleå HF	SEL		44	22	27	49	46		2	0	0	0	0
2007–08	MHK Kežmarok	SVK		7	5	4	9	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Luleå HF	SEL		48	16	21	37	79		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	MHK Kežmarok	SVK		13	5	5	10	29		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Luleå HF	SEL		44	12	11	23	22		5	0	0	0	16
2009–10	SC Bern	NLA		28	8	11	19	32		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Färjestads BK	SEL		11	7	5	12	2		7	1	3	4	2
2010–11	HK ŠKP Poprad	SVK		13	6	7	13	24		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Modo	SEL		25	7	10	17	8		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				257	46	65	111	107		12	1	1	2	2

International

Medal record
Competitor for Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold	2002 Gothenburg
Silver	2000 Saint Petersburg

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Slovakia	WC	7	2	3	5	14
2002	Slovakia	OG	4	0	1	1	0
2002	Slovakia	WC	9	2	2	4	2
2004	Slovakia	WC	9	2	2	4	6
2004	Slovakia	WCH	4	0	1	1	2
2005	Slovakia	WC	7	0	1	1	4
2006	Slovakia	OG	6	0	0	0	6
2009	Slovakia	WC	6	3	0	3	6
2010	Slovakia	OG	7	0	1	1	0
2011	Slovakia	WC	4	1	1	2	8
Senior int'l totals			63	10	12	22	48

External links

• Ľuboš Bartečko's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database