Milan Bartovič (born April 9, 1981) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey left winger, who last played for HK Dukla Trenčín in the Slovak Extraliga. He was drafted 35th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career After playing junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Tri-City Americans and Brandon Wheat Kings, Bartovič began his professional career in 2001–02 with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Through 2004–05, Bartovič played in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres for a total of 26 games. On October 24, 2005, the Sabres traded Bartovič to the Chicago Blackhawks for goaltender Michael Leighton. After playing 24 games for the Blackhawks and an additional 49 games with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL, Bartovič became a free agent on July 1, 2006, and elected to play in Sweden for the 2006–07 season. In the summer of 2007, he signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers before leaving to return to Europe the following season with Malmö IF of the Elitserien in Sweden. On May 31, 2010, Bartovič signed a one-year contract as a free agent with Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Russian KHL. Milan was a member of the Slovakia team that competed at the 2006 World Championships, and also was a member of the Slovakia men's national team inline hockey team that competed at the 2007 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links 1981 births Atlant Moscow Oblast players Brandon Wheat Kings players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Chicago Blackhawks players HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players HK Dukla Trenčín players Living people Malmö Redhawks players Norfolk Admirals players Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Trenčín Rochester Americans players Slovak ice hockey right wingers HC Slovan Bratislava players Tri-City Americans players HC Vítkovice players ZSC Lions players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic