Róbert Lantoši (born 24 September 1995) is a Slovak professional

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who is currently playing for

HC Bílí Tygři Liberec Bílí Tygři Liberec (English: ''Liberec White Tigers'') are a professional ice hockey club based in Liberec, Czech Republic. The team competes in the Czech Extraliga, the highest level of play in professional Czech ice hockey. History The firs ...

in the

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(ELH).

Playing career

Lantoši played as a youth with MsHK Žilina before continuing his junior career in Sweden within the developmental system of

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. He made his professional debut in the

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during the 2013–14 season, scoring a goal in just one game with VIK. On 1 July 2017, Lantoši opted to return to his native Slovakia, securing a contract with

HC Nové Zámky HC Nové Zámky is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Tipos Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Nové Zámky, Slovakia at Nové Zámky Ice Stadium. The team is nicknamed ''Býci'', meaning " ...

of the Tipsport liga. During the 2017–18 season, after registering 11 points in 38 games, Lantoši was traded to

HK Nitra Hokejový Klub Nitra is a professional ice hockey club based in Nitra, Slovakia. The club has been a member of the Tipsport Liga (hockey), Slovak Extraliga since the 2003–04 Slovak Extraliga, 2003–04 season and winner of Slovak Extraliga in th ...

on 14 January 2018. After parts of two seasons with Nitra, Lantoši left as a free agent, opting to pursue a career in North America. He signed a one-year AHL contract with the

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on July 8, 2019. In his debut North American season in 2019–20, Lantoši was productive offensively, collecting 11 goals and 31 points in 50 regular season games before the season was prematurely ended due to the

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. As a free agent, Lantoši was signed by Providence's NHL affiliate, the

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, agreeing to a one-year, entry-level contract on 6 August 2020. On 10 August 2020, Lantoši agreed to return to former Slovak club HK Nitra on loan until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 North American season. After two seasons with the Providence Bruins and as an impending restricted free agent from the Boston Bruins, Lantoši opted to return to Europe by agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish club,

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–20 ...

of the SHL, on 23 July 2021. In the following 2021–22 season, Lantoši made just 6 appearances with Rögle, before leaving the club for an increased role with fellow SHL club, Linköping HC, on 11 October 2021.

International play

On 11 November 2018, Lantoši made his senior national team debut in

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match against

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. He was selected to make his full IIHF international debut, participating for Slovakia in the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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