Oskars Bārtulis

Oskars Bārtulis (; born 21 January 1987) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Porto of the Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo. He played parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers. In 2018, Bartulis became a Russian citizen and initially ineligible to play for Latvia at national level.

Playing career Bārtulis was a winger and didn't start playing defence until he was drafted 27th overall by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2004 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) European Draft. He was drafted after just one season with the Wildcats in the third round, 91st overall, in the 2005 NHL entry draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. He was traded to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at the 2006 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.

He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on September 23, 2006 following training camp. However, due to junior eligibility, he was returned to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) two days later.

Bārtulis made his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators on November 12, 2009, going scoreless and playing 17:18 minutes of ice time. Impressed with his play after his first 10 games with the team, the Flyers signed Bārtulis to a three-year contract extension on December 2.

On February 22, 2011 Bārtulis received a late hit from former Philadelphia Flyer Scottie Upshall, resulting in a Labral tear of the shoulder. The injury forced Bartulis out for the rest of the season and Scottie Upshall was issued a two-game suspension for the hit. Upshall later apologized and admitted after viewing the replay the hit was late.

On June 30, 2012 Bārtulis' $600,000 contract was bought out by the Flyers after spending the 2011–12 season with the Flyers AHL affiliate.

Entering his seventh season in the KHL in 2018–19, Bārtulis belatedly signed a one-year contract in joining his fifth club in Chinese outfit, Kunlun Red Star, on November 13, 2018.

Following his 15th professional year at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season, Bārtulis ended his playing career and opted to pursue a junior coaching career in Switzerland on 9 September 2022. Bārtulis returned to play in 2023 by signing for Portuguese team HC Porto, before taking a one-year hiatus before returning again in the 2025-26 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 HK Prizma Rīga LAT 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2001–02 HK Prizma Rīga EEHL B 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2002–03 HK Prizma Rīga EEHL B 12 5 5 10 12 — — — — — 2002–03 Vilki OP LAT 6 0 0 0 8 6 0 1 1 4 2003–04 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 44 2 6 8 32 — — — — — 2004–05 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 62 5 19 24 55 12 1 1 2 16 2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 54 6 25 31 84 21 1 9 10 22 2006–07 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 55 13 35 48 52 16 3 9 12 24 2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 57 1 20 21 42 — — — — — 2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 80 2 11 13 59 4 0 0 0 4 2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 12 2 2 4 14 — — — — — 2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 53 1 8 9 28 7 0 0 0 4 2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 13 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 36 1 10 11 20 — — — — — 2012–13 Donbass Donetsk KHL 40 3 4 7 88 — — — — — 2013–14 Donbass Donetsk KHL 50 2 7 9 28 11 1 3 4 14 2014–15 Barys Astana KHL 50 1 6 7 54 7 0 0 0 2 2015–16 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 52 8 16 24 58 5 0 1 1 4 2016–17 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 53 2 7 9 40 6 0 1 1 0 2017–18 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 32 0 5 5 38 — — — — — 2017–18 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 10 0 1 1 6 4 0 0 0 2 2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 15 2 1 3 8 — — — — — 2019–20 Dinamo Rīga KHL 28 1 7 8 18 — — — — — 2020–21 HK Mogo/LSPA LAT 14 3 8 11 8 — — — — — 2020–21 Steinbach Black Wings 1992 ICEHL 29 3 10 13 30 — — — — — 2021–22 HK Mogo/LSPA LAT 27 9 16 25 26 6 0 1 1 4 AHL totals 189 6 44 50 137 4 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 66 1 8 9 32 7 0 0 0 4 KHL totals 330 19 53 72 338 33 1 5 6 22

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2003 Latvia WJC18 D1 5 1 3 4 6 2004 Latvia WJC D1 5 2 2 4 12 2004 Latvia WJC18 D1 5 3 2 5 16 2005 Latvia WJC D1 5 1 6 7 6 2005 Latvia WC 1 0 0 0 2 2006 Latvia WJC 3 0 0 0 0 2007 Latvia WJC D1 5 0 7 7 6 2009 Latvia WC 4 0 0 0 0 2010 Latvia OG 4 0 0 0 2 2012 Latvia WC 6 1 2 3 2 2013 Latvia OGQ 3 1 0 1 4 2014 Latvia OG 5 1 0 1 0 2016 Latvia OGQ 3 0 3 3 4 Junior totals 28 7 20 27 46 Senior totals 26 3 5 8 14

Awards and honours Award Year QMJHL All-Rookie Team 2004–05 CHL All-Rookie Team 2004–05 CHL Top Prospects Game 2005 Second All-Star Team 2006–07 KHL All-Star Game 2016