Patrik Rybár (born 9 November 1993) is a Slovak professional

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for HC Spartak Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Rybár began his professional career for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga during the 2010–11 season, appearing in one game. He has split his last four professional seasons between Slovakia and the Czech Republic, totaling a 47–26 record, 1.93 goals-against average (GAA), .927 save percentage, and nine shutouts in two seasons with

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from

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, and posting a 3.07 GAA and .920 save percentage with

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in the Slovakian Extraliga from

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, including the Slovak Extraliga's top save percentage (.933) in 2015–16. During the 2017–18 season, he posted a 23–13 record for Mountfield HK and led the league in both GAA (1.73) and shutouts (7), alongside a .932 save percentage. He helped his club reach the semifinals in the Extraliga playoffs, posting a 2.24 GAA and .918 save percentage in 12 playoff games. On 21 May 2018, Rybár signed a one-year, entry-level contract with

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of the

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. In the 2018–19 season, after participating in the Red Wings training camp Rybár was assigned to play exclusively with

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affiliate, the

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. He collected 16 wins in 37 appearances with the Griffins. At the conclusion of his contract, Rybár was tendered a qualifying offer by the Red Wings; however, he opted to return to Europe in agreeing to a one-year contract with

Oulun Kärpät Oulun Kärpät (Finnish for "Oulu Ermines", sometimes referred to as Kärpät Oulu) is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Oulu and playing in the top-tier Finnish Liiga. Kärpät have won the Finnish championship title eight times ...

of the Finnish

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on 1 July 2019. Leaving Finland after two seasons with Kärpät, Rybár was signed to a one-year contract with Belarusian-based club,

HC Dinamo Minsk Hockey Club Dinamo Minsk (russian: Дина́мо-Минск; be, Дынама-Мінск, ''Dynama-Minsk'') is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. Dinamo has qu ...

of the KHL, on 6 May 2021. In the following season, Rybár would continue in the KHL, joining HC Spartak Moscow on a one-year contract on 23 June 2022.

International play

Rybár was named to the Slovakian Olympic team at the

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but did not see game action. He also represented Slovakia at the

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, appearing in three games with a 1–1 record, 2.49 GAA, and .906 save percentage.

Personal life

He is the son of former hockey player Pavol Rybár.

References

External links

* 1993 births Living people HC Dinamo Minsk players Grand Rapids Griffins players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Slovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Oulun Kärpät players Slovak ice hockey goaltenders HC Slovan Bratislava players ŠHK 37 Piešťany players HC Spartak Moscow players Stadion Hradec Králové players HC Stadion Litoměřice players Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia Sportspeople from Skalica HK Trnava players HK 95 Panthers Považská Bystrica players HK 91 Senica players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate ice hockey players in Belarus {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub