Dalibor Bortňák Explained

Dalibor Bortňák
Birth Date:1991 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Prešov, Czechoslovakia
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:203
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Team:HK Spišská Nová Ves
League:Slovak
Former Teams: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
Career Start:2011

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

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2007–08HC Bílí Tygři LiberecCzech-Jr.152248
2008–09Kamloops BlazersWHL68820284040002
2009–10Kamloops BlazersWHL45918274641232
2010–11Kamloops BlazersWHL5713314464
2011–12HC Bílí Tygři LiberecCzech34224890002
2011–12HC Benátky nad JizerouCzech.191340
2012–13HC Bílí Tygři LiberecCzech183582
2012–13HC Benátky nad JizerouCzech.127581338
2013–14HC Benátky nad JizerouCzech.1160446
2013–14HKM ZvolenSlovak24114154
2014–15HKM ZvolenSlovak52816246041124
2015–16HC KošiceSlovak41461012
2015–16HC '05 Banská BystricaSlovak72132173258
2016–17HC '05 Banská BystricaSlovak49102232621524616
2017–18HC '05 Banská BystricaSlovak31771422160004
2018–19HK NitraSlovak54102131241804412
2019–20HC KošiceSlovak538101846
2020–21HC Slovan BratislavaSlovak46381124100004
2021–22HK PopradSlovak81126
Czech totals 5257121090002
Slovak totals 3656496160262806111748

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2009SlovakiaWJC187th51124
2011SlovakiaWJC8th60228
Junior totals 1113412

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Útok belasých v novom ročníku s Daliborom Bortňákom. Slovak. hcslovan.sk.
  2. Web site: Dalibor Bortňák novou akvizíciou Popradu. Slovak. hkpoprad.sk.
  3. https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft/chl-import-draft/2008 2008 CHL Import Draft
  4. https://hokej.sk/clanok/85772-Bortnak_opat_v_Liberci Bortňák again in Liberec
  5. http://www.hockeynitra.com/?q=clanok/dalibor-bortnak-hracom-hk-nitra/1057 Dalibor Bortňák to HK Nitra
  6. https://www.hckosice.sk/novinky/muzstvo-hc-kosice-posilni-dalibor-bortnak Dalibor Bortňák will strengthen the A-team HC Košice