Oskars Bārtulis (russian: Оскарс Бартулис; born January 21, 1987) is a retired Latvian professional

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. He has previously played parts of two seasons in the

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(NHL) with the

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. In 2018, Bartulis became a Russian citizen and therefore ineligible to play for Latvia at national level.

Playing career

Bārtulis was a winger and didn't start playing defence until he was drafted 27th overall by the

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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

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by the

. He was traded to the

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at the 2006 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. He signed a three-year entry level contract with the

on September 23, 2006 following training camp. However, due to junior eligibility, he was returned to the

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(QMJHL) two days later. Bārtulis made his NHL debut against the

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on November 12, 2009, going scoreless and playing 17:18 minutes of ice time. 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. On February 22, 2011 Bārtulis received a late hit from former Philadelphia Flyer

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, resulting in a Labral tear of the shoulder. The injury forced Bartulis out for the rest of the season and

was issued a two-game suspension for the hit. Upshall later apologized and admitted after viewing the replay the hit was late. 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. 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

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