- Oskars Bārtulis
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Oskars Bārtulis 
Born January 21, 1987
Ogre, Latvian SSR, Soviet UnionHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) Position Defence Shoots Left NHL team Philadelphia Flyers National team 
LatviaNHL Draft 91st overall, 2005
Philadelphia FlyersPlaying career 2007–present Oskars Bārtulis (born January 21, 1987) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL).
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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.[1] 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.[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.[3] Upshall later apologized and admitted after viewing the replay the hit was late.[4]
Awards
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 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 — — — — — QMJHL totals 171 24 79 103 187 49 5 19 24 62 AHL totals 153 5 34 39 117 4 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 66 1 8 9 32 7 0 0 0 4 International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2003 Latvia WJ18 5 1 3 4 6 2004 Latvia WJ18 5 3 2 5 16 2004 Latvia WJC 5 2 2 4 12 2005 Latvia WJC 5 1 6 7 6 2005 Latvia WC 1 0 0 0 2 2006 Latvia WJC 3 0 0 0 0 2007 Latvia WJC 5 0 7 7 6 2009 Latvia WC 4 0 0 0 0 2010 Latvia OG 4 0 0 0 2 Junior int'l iotals 28 7 20 27 46 Senior int'l iotals 9 0 0 0 4 References
- ^ "Senators vs. Flyers - 11/12/2009 - Boxscore". Philadelphia Flyers. 2009-11-12. http://flyers.nhl.com/club/boxscore.htm?id=2009020255. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Kimmelman, Adam (2009-12-07), Bartulis didn't need long to impress Flyers staff, NHL.com, http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=508938, retrieved 2010-04-11
- ^ "Broad Street Hockey". http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2011/2/23/2011290/scottie-upshall-suspended-oskars-bartulis-philadelphia-flyers.
- ^ Upshall, Scottie. "Upshall sorry for hit". http://twitter.com/#!/ScottieUpshall/status/40318559825436672.
External links
Categories:- 1987 births
- Adirondack Phantoms players
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Latvian ice hockey players
- Living people
- Moncton Wildcats alumni
- Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia
- People from Ogre
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
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