Milan Kytnár

Milan Kytnár (born 19 May 1989) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Rouen Dragons of the Ligue Magnus. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round (127th overall) of the 2007 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Before coming to North America, Kytnár played professionally in Slovakia with HC Topoľčany during the 2006-07 season. He moved to Canada to follow his NHL aspirations and played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Kelowna Rockets, Saskatoon Blades and the Vancouver Giants.

On May 31, 2009, the Edmonton Oilers signed Kytnár to a three-year, entry-level contract. He made his North American professional debut with the Oilers American Hockey League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons in the 2010-11 season, collected 13 goals and 29 points in 78 regular season games.

In the 2011–12 season, on January 11, 2012, Kytnár made his NHL debut, playing 5:31 of ice time and recording one shot on goal, with the Edmonton Oilers in a 2-1 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils. It was his only career game in the NHL before he was returned to finish out his contract in the minor leagues and accepting a loan to return to Europe, agreeing to a stint in Finland with HPK of the Liiga.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Kelowna Rockets WHL 62 9 13 22 66 7 0 0 0 4 2008–09 Saskatoon Blades WHL 65 27 37 64 89 7 3 1 4 14 2009–10 Saskatoon Blades WHL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Vancouver Giants WHL 42 14 25 39 40 16 3 12 15 23 2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 78 13 16 29 35 1 0 0 0 0 2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 13 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Stockton Thunder ECHL 17 7 5 12 14 — — — — — 2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 HPK Liiga 16 0 3 3 12 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 44 5 5 10 34 3 1 0 1 8 2013–14 HC Karlovy Vary ELH 41 4 6 10 22 5 1 1 2 8 2014–15 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Slovak 53 20 18 38 46 18 2 6 8 4 2015–16 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Slovak 55 12 17 29 32 17 2 6 8 37 2016–17 HC Nové Zámky Slovak 43 11 18 29 22 5 1 0 1 2 2017–18 HKM Zvolen Slovak 51 20 17 37 22 12 6 3 9 14 2018–19 HKM Zvolen Slovak 56 29 14 43 22 12 3 5 8 4 2019–20 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 43 11 16 27 26 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 43 8 7 15 30 6 1 1 2 8 2021–22 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 47 5 12 17 28 16 1 5 6 14 2022–23 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 39 8 9 17 32 6 2 0 2 2 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Slovak totals 430 124 128 252 260 92 18 26 44 85

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Slovakia U17 9th 5 2 0 2 2 2007 Slovakia WJC18 5th 6 2 5 7 10 2009 Slovakia WJC 4th 7 0 6 6 4 Junior totals 18 4 11 15 16

Awards and honors Award YearSlovak Champion 2022