AMERKS INK BARTKOWSKI TO ONE-YEAR AHL DEAL
Dec 30, 2022Rochester Americans General Manager Jason Karmanos announced today that the team has signed defenseman Matt Bartkowski to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
Bartkowski joined the Amerks on a professional tryout (PTO) on Oct. 29 and has since recorded five points (1+4) and plus-five on-ice rating in 20 games with Rochester. The veteran blueliner appeared in his 700th professional game on Dec. 7 against Syracuse.
As a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., the 34-year-old Bartkowski has totaled 145 points (25+120) in 449 career AHL games with Providence, Iowa, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Rochester while also adding 48 points (8+40) over 256 NHL contests with Boston, Vancouver, Calgary, and Minnesota, winning his only Stanley Cup with Bruins in 2011.
Prior to turning pro, the 6-foot-1, 192-pound defenseman played two years at Ohio State University from 2008-2010, where he totaled 38 points (11+17) and 145 penalty minutes in 80 games with the Buckeyes. He was named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team following his freshman season, when he totaled five goals and 15 assists for 20 points in 41 contests.
Bartkowski was originally drafted in seventh round (190th overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2008 NHL Draft.