Milan Kytnár
| Milan Kytnár | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
19 May 1989 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Ligue Magnus team Former teams |
Rouen Dragons Edmonton Oilers HPK HC Slovan Bratislava HC Karlovy Vary HC ’05 Banská Bystrica HC Nové Zámky HKM Zvolen | ||
| NHL draft |
127th overall, 2007 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
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
[edit]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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | HC VTJ Telvis Topoľčany | SVK U18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC VTJ Telvis Topoľčany | SVK.2 U18 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC VTJ Telvis Topoľčany | SVK.2 U18 | 45 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 93 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC VTJ Telvis Topoľčany | SVK U20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Trnava | SVK U18 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Trnava | SVK U20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC VTJ Telvis Topoľčany | SVK.2 U18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC VTJ Telvis Topoľčany | SVK.2 U20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Topoľčany | SVK U18 | 53 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Topoľčany | SVK.2 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 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 | SM-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 Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | SVK | 53 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica | SVK | 55 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 37 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Nové Zámky | SVK | 43 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | HKM Zvolen | SVK | 51 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | HKM Zvolen | SVK | 56 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 43 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 43 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 47 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 39 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 41 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 35 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | HK Dukla Michalovce | SVK | 48 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Slovak totals | 478 | 127 | 136 | 263 | 323 | 103 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 89 | ||||
International
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Slovak | |
| Champion | 2022 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kytnar signs with Edmonton Oilers". OurSportsCentral.com. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ "Milan Kytnar player profile". American Hockey League. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ↑ "Kytnar becomes 482nd ECHL player to reach NHL". ECHL. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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