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Milan Kytnár
Born (1989-05-19) May 19, 1989 (age 35)
Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Slovak team
Former teams
HC Slovan Bratislava
Edmonton Oilers
HPK
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 May 19, 1989) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round (127th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Prior to 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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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 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 Karlovy Vary ELH 41 4 6 10 22 5 1 1 2 8
2014–15 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Slovak 53 20 18 38 46 18 2 6 8 4
2015–16 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Slovak 55 12 17 29 32 17 2 6 8 37
2016–17 HC Nové Zámky Slovak 43 11 18 29 22 5 1 0 1 2
2017–18 HKM Zvolen Slovak 51 20 17 37 22 12 6 3 9 14
2018–19 HKM Zvolen Slovak 56 29 14 43 22 12 3 5 8 4
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0
Slovak totals 258 92 84 176 144 64 14 20 34 61

International

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

References

  1. ^ "Kytnar signs with Edmonton Oilers". OurSportsCentral.com. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  2. ^ "Milan Kytnar player profile". American Hockey League. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  3. ^ "Kytnar becomes 482nd ECHL player to reach NHL". ECHL. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-11.