Ľuboš Bartečko

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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		257 	46 	65 	111 	107 		12 	1 	1 	2 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
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	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	63	10	12	22 	48
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia
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