Alexander Barta
Alexander Barta (born February 2, 1983) is German professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously captained the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
| Alexander Barta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 2, 1983 East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Düsseldorfer EG Eisbären Berlin Hamburg Freezers Rögle BK EHC München ERC Ingolstadt | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Playing career
Between 2001 and 2005 he played four seasons with Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He joined fellow DEL team Hamburg Freezers in 2005 and played six seasons with the club.[1] Barta was selected to the DEL All-Star game in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Barta was selected to play for the German national team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He previously represented Germany at the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Ice Hockey World Championships, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Barta signed a one-year contract with Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan on June 17, 2011.[2]
Following a second Swedish season in 2012-13 with Rögle BK in the Elitserien, Barta returned to his native Germany, signing a two-year contract with EHC München of the DEL on May 6, 2013.[3]
At the completion of his contract in Munich, Barta joined his older brother, Björn, in signing a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt on May 6, 2015.[4] Following the 2015-16 season, he opted to put pen to paper on a three-year deal with fellow DEL side Düsseldorfer EG.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Eisbären Junior Berlin | 3.GBun | 37 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | EC Bad Nauheim | 2.GBun | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Eisbären Junior Berlin | 4.GBun | 22 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 52 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2004–05 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 52 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 50 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 55 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 16 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 43 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 43 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 52 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rögle BK | SEL | 55 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC München | DEL | 51 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC München | DEL | 52 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 52 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 44 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 52 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 49 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 51 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 770 | 189 | 288 | 477 | 425 | 76 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 48 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Germany | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Germany | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Germany | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Germany | WC-D1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Germany | WC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Germany | WC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Germany | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Germany | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Germany | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 61 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 16 | |||
References
- "Freezers separate from Alexander Barta" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2011-03-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- Löfmark, Nathalie (2011-06-17). "Tysk landslagsman klar för Malmö Redhawks" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. Archived from the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- "National players Seidenberg and Barta commit to Red Bull" (in German). EHC München. 2013-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- "Barta brothers sign for ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- "Düsseldorfer EG - News". www.deg-eishockey.de. Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database