Ľuboš Bartečko

Ľuboš Bartečko (born July 14, 1976) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward. He began and concluded his career with hometown club, HK ŠKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga. He most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers. He also competed at three Winter Olympics.

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.

After completing his 21 professional season, with his original club HK ŠKP Poprad in 2015–16, Bartečko announced his retirement from professional hockey and return to North America, in accepting an assistant coaching role in Illinois, with McKendree University Bearcats who compete in the ACHA Division II on August 24, 2016.

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 Saguenéens	QMJHL		70	32	41	73	50		17	8	15	23	10
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	ELH		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	Färjestad 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		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Lev Poprad	KHL		53	16	14	30	30		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Lev Praha	KHL		32	6	5	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Piráti Chomutov	ELH		45	8	10	18	32		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HK ŠKP Poprad	SVK		38	12	21	33	53		10	1	3	4	16
2015–16	HK ŠKP Poprad	SVK		46	8	18	26	4		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				257	46	65	111	107		12	1	1	2	2
KHL totals				85	22	19	41	38		—	—	—	—	—

International

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Medal record
Ice hockey
World Championships

Year	Team	Event		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 totals				63	10	12	22	48

External links

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