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.[1] 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.[2]
| Ľuboš Bartečko | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bartecko with Lev Praha in 2012 | |||
| Born |
July 14, 1976 Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HK ŠKP Poprad St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers HC Sparta Praha HC Dynamo Moscow Luleå HF MHK Kezmarok SC Bern Färjestad BK Modo Hockey Lev Poprad HC Lev Praha Piráti Chomutov | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2016 | ||
Playing career
editBefore 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.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Slovakia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2002 Gothenburg | |
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2000 Saint Petersburg | |
| 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 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Lubos Barteko ready for Modo" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ľuboš Bartečko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Former St. Louis Blues player Lubos Bartecko joins coaching staff". McKendree University. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database