Marek Bartánus

Marek Bartánus (born 13 February 1987) is a Slovak ice hockey player who is currently playing for the HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 4th round (92nd overall) of the 2005 NHL entry draft.

Early life Bartánus was born on 13 February 1987 in Liptovský Mikuláš. His father was a youth ice hockey coach and his two sisters were basketball players.

Career Bartánus played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season. He previously played for Owen Sound Attack, HC Košice, HK Poprad, and MHK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš.

Bartánus was a part of the Slovak ice hockey squad that finished ninth place at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

In 2001, Bartánus returned to HC Košice, the team he played for in the early years of his career. In 2025, despite struggling with injuries, Bartánus won his seventh Slovak Extraliga championship—more than any other player in league history.

Personal life Bartánus is married and has two children.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 HC Košice SVK U18 32 4 4 8 38 — — — — — 2003–04 HC Košice SVK U18 4 3 2 5 2 — — — — — 2003–04 HC Košice SVK U20 41 23 11 34 40 3 1 2 3 8 2004–05 HC Košice SVK U20 34 14 14 28 99 8 1 1 2 16 2004–05 HC Košice SVK 24 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2004–05 HK VTJ Trebišov SVK.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Owen Sound Attack OHL 49 7 12 19 47 10 2 4 6 8 2006–07 Owen Sound Attack OHL 57 6 14 20 56 4 0 1 1 0 2007–08 HC Košice SVK 48 3 6 9 47 16 2 0 2 10 2007–08 HK VTJ Trebišov SVK.2 7 7 6 13 27 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Košice SVK 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2008–09 HK Trebišov SVK.2 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2008–09 HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad SVK 52 9 8 17 12 — — — — — 2009–10 MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš SVK 47 28 21 49 30 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Sparta Praha ELH 50 9 8 17 30 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Berounští Medvědi CZE.2 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Energie Karlovy Vary ELH 7 0 0 0 16 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 36 9 18 27 24 16 6 6 12 8 2012–13 HK 36 Skalica SVK 14 4 10 14 4 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Vítkovice Steel ELH 21 4 0 4 8 8 0 2 2 2 2013–14 ŠHK 37 Piešťany SVK 28 9 10 19 24 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Ajoie SUI.2 8 1 5 6 6 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Košice SVK 15 9 3 12 12 17 4 8 12 35 2014–15 HC Košice SVK 48 11 18 29 20 13 4 4 8 6 2015–16 HC Košice SVK 47 12 19 31 28 8 1 1 2 4 2016–17 HC Košice SVK 25 10 8 18 8 6 4 0 4 4 2017–18 HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica SVK 48 15 14 29 24 14 5 2 7 4 2018–19 HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica SVK 32 9 13 22 8 16 4 7 11 4 2019–20 HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica SVK 52 8 20 28 24 — — — — — 2020–21 HK Dukla Ingema Michalovce SVK 50 13 8 21 22 12 4 2 6 0 2021–22 HC Košice SVK 46 15 9 24 45 11 1 3 4 2 2022–23 HC Košice SVK 46 11 12 23 22 17 4 6 10 6 2023–24 HC Košice SVK 29 4 7 11 12 11 3 5 8 2 2024–25 HC Košice SVK 16 2 1 3 4 7 4 1 5 6 SVK totals 706 183 206 390 372 156 40 42 82 93 ELH totals 78 13 8 21 54 8 0 2 2 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Slovakia U17 7th 5 2 0 2 6 2005 Slovakia WJC18 6th 6 1 1 2 2 2006 Slovakia WJC 8th 5 1 0 1 4 2007 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 1 2 3 8 2016 Slovakia WC 9th 7 0 1 1 0 Junior totals 22 5 3 8 20 Senior totals 7 0 1 1 0

Awards and honours Award Year Slovak Extraliga Champion 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023 , 2025