Alexander Barta (born February 2, 1983) is a 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. 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.

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.

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. Following the 2015-16 season, he opted to put pen to paper on a three-year deal with fellow DEL side Düsseldorfer EG.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000Eisbären Junior BerlinDEU U18
2000–01Eisbären Junior BerlinDEU.337951416—————
2000–01Eisbären Junior BerlinDEU U181922113330—————
2001–02Eisbären Junior BerlinDEU.42221274820—————
2001–02Eisbären BerlinDEL130000—————
2001–02EC Bad NauheimDEU.2100000—————
2002–03Eisbären BerlinDEL433710690002
2003–04Eisbären BerlinDEL52101222591122420
2004–05Eisbären BerlinDEL52971636112138
2005–06Hamburg FreezersDEL501018284063364
2006–07Hamburg FreezersDEL521728454471342
2007–08Hamburg FreezersDEL551821392472132
2008–09Hamburg FreezersDEL1671724692242
2009–10Hamburg FreezersDEL439223136—————
2010–11Hamburg FreezersDEL438162424—————
2011–12Malmö RedhawksAllsv521113241461124
2012–13Rögle BKSEL5511172841—————
2013–14EHC MünchenDEL511831491231120
2014–15EHC MünchenDEL521316292240002
2015–16ERC IngolstadtDEL521117283020220
2016–17Düsseldorfer EGDEL44751218—————
2017–18Düsseldorfer EGDEL5225154022—————
2018–19Düsseldorfer EGDEL4915314626737106
2019–20Düsseldorfer EGDEL519253420—————
2020–21Düsseldorfer EGDEL3812172910—————
2021–22Düsseldorfer EGDEL561123342274048
2022–23Düsseldorfer EGDEL5659142474590
DEL totals9202173375544819024275156

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2000GermanyU17044
2003GermanyWJC60114
2005GermanyWC61122
2006GermanyOG50004
2006GermanyWC D153034
2007GermanyWC62024
2009GermanyOGQ30220
2009GermanyWC60000
2010GermanyWC93140
2011GermanyWC72130
2012GermanyWC70000
2013GermanyOGQ32460
2014GermanyWC71012
Junior totals60114
Senior totals641492318

External links

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