Dalibor Bortňák

Dalibor Bortňák
Born	(1991-02-17) 17 February 1991 (age 33) Prešov, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Slovak team Former teams	HK Spišská Nová Ves HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Kamloops Blazers HC Benátky nad Jizerou HKM Zvolen HC Košice HC '05 Banská Bystrica HK Nitra HC Slovan Bratislava[1] HK Poprad[2] Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Playing career	2011–present

Dalibor Bortňák (born 17 February 1991) is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for HK Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak Extraliga.

Career

After playing in junior level for HC Prešov and HC Bílí Tygři Liberec, Bortňák moved to the junior Canadian Hockey League where he was drafted 18th overall by the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers in the 2008 CHL Import Draft.[3] He spent three seasons with the Blazers before returning to Liberec to sign for their senior team.[4]

Bortňák moved to HKm Zvolen of the Tipsport Liga on January 12, 2014. He then joined HC Košice for the 2015–16 season, but on February 13, 2016, he was traded to HC '05 Banská Bystrica. On September 3, 2018, Bortňák joined HK Nitra.[5] After one season in Nitra, Bortňák returned to Košice on May 28, 2019.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czech-Jr.		15	2	2	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		68	8	20	28	40		4	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		45	9	18	27	46		4	1	2	3	2
2010–11	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		57	13	31	44	64		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czech		34	2	2	4	8		9	0	0	0	2
2011–12	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	Czech.1		9	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	Czech		18	3	5	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	Czech.1		27	5	8	13	38		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Benátky nad Jizerou	Czech.1		16	0	4	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		24	11	4	15	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HKM Zvolen	Slovak		52	8	16	24	60		4	1	1	2	4
2015–16	HC Košice	Slovak		41	4	6	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	Slovak		7	2	1	3	2		17	3	2	5	8
2016–17	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	Slovak		49	10	22	32	62		15	2	4	6	16
2017–18	HC '05 Banská Bystrica	Slovak		31	7	7	14	22		16	0	0	0	4
2018–19	HK Nitra	Slovak		54	10	21	31	24		18	0	4	4	12
2019–20	HC Košice	Slovak		53	8	10	18	46		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Slovan Bratislava	Slovak		46	3	8	11	24		10	0	0	0	4
2021–22	HK Poprad	Slovak		8	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
Czech totals				52	5	7	12	10		9	0	0	0	2
Slovak totals				365	64	96	160	262		80	6	11	17	48

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Slovakia	WJC18	7th		5	1	1	2	4
2011	Slovakia	WJC	8th		6	0	2	2	8
Junior totals					11	1	3	4	12

References

1. "Útok belasých v novom ročníku s Daliborom Bortňákom". hcslovan.sk (in Slovak).
2. "Dalibor Bortňák novou akvizíciou Popradu". hkpoprad.sk (in Slovak).
3. 2008 CHL Import Draft
4. Bortňák again in Liberec Archived 2019-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovak)
5. Dalibor Bortňák to HK Nitra (in Slovak)
6. Dalibor Bortňák will strengthen the A-team HC Košice (in Slovak)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database