Ľuboš Bartečko

Ľuboš Bartečko	Ľuboš Bartečko
Born 	July 14, 1976 (1976-07-14) (age 34),
Kežmarok, TCH
Height
Weight 	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position 	LW/C
Shoots 	Left
Ľuboš Bartečko (born July 14, 1976 in Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Färjestads BK in the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).
== 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 1999–00 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.
== Awards==
*Won the playoffs with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague in 2004–05
== Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	+/- 	PP 	SH 	GW 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1998–99 	St.Louis Blues 	NHL 		32 	5 	11 	16 	6 	+4 	0 	0 	1 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
1999–00 	St.Louis Blues 	NHL 		67 	16 	23 	39 	51 	+24 	3 	0 	3 		7 	1 	1 	2 	0
2000–01 	St.Louis Blues 	NHL 		50 	5 	8 	13 	12 	-1 	0 	0 	3 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL 		71 	13 	14 	27 	30 	-15 	1 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL 		37 	7 	9 	16 	8 	+3 	0 	0 	1 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		257 	46 	65 	111 	107 	+15 	4 	0 	8 		12 	1 	1 	2 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International play==
Bartečko has appeared in 77 international games with the Slovak national team, scoring 15 goals.
*Won silver medal with Slovakia at the 2000 World Championship
*Won gold medal with Slovakia at the 2002 World Championship
*Played for Slovakia at the 2004 World Championship
*Played for Slovakia at the 2005 World Championship
*Played for Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino
*Played for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players