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Oskars Bārtulis
Oskars Bārtulis
Born	January 21, 1987 (age 37); Ogre, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers; Donbass Donetsk; Barys Astana; Admiral Vladivostok; Salavat Yulaev Ufa; Kunlun Red Star; Dinamo Riga; HK Mogo; HC Porto
National team	Latvia
NHL draft	91st overall, 2005; Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2007–2024

Oskars Bārtulis (Russian: Оскарс Бартулис; born 21 January, 1987) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman. 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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] Upshall later apologized and admitted after viewing the replay the hit was late.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8] Bārtulis returned to play in 2023 by signing for Portuguese team HC Porto.^[9]

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