Alexander Barta
Born (1983-02-02) 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
Shot Right
Played for Eisbären Berlin
Hamburg Freezers
Rögle BK
EHC München
ERC Ingolstadt
Düsseldorfer EG
National team  Germany
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–2023

Alexander Barta (born February 2, 1983) is German former professional ice hockey centre who most notably played 20 seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

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]

At the conclusion of in the 2022–23 campaign, his 23rd professional season and seventh with Düsseldorf, Barta announced his retirement from professional hockey, ending his illustrious DEL career by finishing 9th all-time in games played and 10th all-time in goals.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000 Eisbären Junior Berlin DEU U18
2000–01 Eisbären Junior Berlin DEU.3 37 9 5 14 16 — — — — —
2000–01 Eisbären Junior Berlin DEU U18 19 22 11 33 30 — — — — —
2001–02 Eisbären Junior Berlin DEU.4 22 21 27 48 20 — — — — —
2001–02 Eisbären Berlin DEL 13 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2001–02 EC Bad Nauheim DEU.2 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
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 — — — — —
2020–21 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 38 12 17 29 10 — — — — —
2021–22 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 56 11 23 34 22 7 4 0 4 8
2022–23 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 56 5 9 14 24 7 4 5 9 0
DEL totals 920 217 337 554 481 90 24 27 51 56

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Germany U17 0 4 4
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 OGQ 3 0 2 2 0
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 64 14 9 23 18

References

  1. ↑ "Freezers separate from Alexander Barta" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2011-03-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Barta brothers sign for ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Düsseldorfer EG - News". www.deg-eishockey.de. Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Alexander Barta ends his playing career" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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