Victor Bartley (born February 17, 1988) is a

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professional

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who is currently playing with the

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in the

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. Bartley has previously played for the

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in the

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(NHL) and Swedish team

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, before moving to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) to appear with

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Playing career

Bartley played major junior hockey in the

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. As an undrafted free agent, Bartley started his first full professional season in the

with the

before signing a one-year European contract with Rögle BK of the

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second tier HockeyAllsvenskan. Bartley led all Rogle defenceman with 34 points in 52 games during the

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season and initially signed a contract with top league club,

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before he was mutually released to earn his first NHL contract, signing a two-year deal with the Nashville Predators on May 24, 2011. After attending the Predators 2011 training camp, Bartley was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals for the 2011–12 season. Bartley established his credentials with the Admirals to post 39 points in 76 games from the Blueline, finishing 10th in the American League. During the lock-out shortened

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season, Bartley received his first NHL recall and made his NHL debut for the Predators in a 6–0 victory over the

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on March 8, 2013. Bartley was traded to the

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on January 15, 2016, in exchange for fellow defenceman

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. Bartley was then immediately packaged with

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and sent to the

for

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. Having completed his contract with the Canadiens, Bartley left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way deal with the

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on July 1, 2016. Bartley missed the entirety of the following 2016–17 season with the Wild, after suffering an injury in the pre-season. Unable to earn an extension to his deal with the Wild, Bartley left as a free agent without featuring for the club. With limited NHL interest, on September 15, 2017, Bartley returned to Sweden in securing a two-year contract with top flight club,

of the

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(SHL). After a lone season with

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of the

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(PHL), Bartley returned to former club, Kunlun Red Star of the KHL on July 23, 2021. As a free agent and opting to return to North America, Bartley continued his professional career in the ECHL by agreeing to a second tenure with the Utah Grizzlies for the

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season.

Personal life

Bartley was born in

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and moved to Maple Ridge, British Columbia when he was five years old.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartley, Victor 1988 births Living people Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in China Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent Ice hockey people from British Columbia Ice hockey people from Ottawa Kamloops Blazers players HC Kunlun Red Star players Milwaukee Admirals players Montreal Canadiens players Nashville Predators players Örebro HK players People from Maple Ridge, British Columbia Providence Bruins players Regina Pats players Rögle BK players St. John's IceCaps players Undrafted National Hockey League players TH Unia Oświęcim players Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players