Education
Ohio State University.
Ohio State University.
He currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League
Florida Panthers
Bartkowski played high school hockey at Mountain. Lebanon High School in suburban Pittsburgh. He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 7th Round (190th overall) of the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft following his final year in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars.
Boston Bruins
On March 3, 2010, the Panthers traded Bartkowski, along with Dennis Seidenberg, to the Boston Bruins for Byron Bitz, Craig Weller, and a 2nd round 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft choice.
On April 29, 2010, Bartkowski was then signed to a two-year entry level contract with the Bruins. On January 10, 2011, Bartkowski made his National Hockey League debut for the Boston Bruins against his hometown team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On July 14, 2014, Bartkowski signed a one-year extension with the Bruins worth $1.25 million, avoiding arbitration. Vancouver Canucks
On July 1, 2015, Bartkowski signed a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks.
On October 18, 2015, Bartkowski scored his first National Hockey League regular season goal in a 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
The goal came in Bartkowski"s 137th game played in the National Hockey League.
The Bruins went on to win the game 4-2, with Bartkowski registering two penalty minutes. On June 15, 2011, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup in game seven against the Vancouver Canucks. Bartkowski got to take part in the Bruins celebration and he also got to raise the Stanley Cup without playing a single playoff game with the Bruins. He did not, however, have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, as a player to have his name inscribed must have played at least 41 games for the championship team during the regular season (provided the player remains with the team when they win the Cup) or played in at least one game of the Stanley Cup Finals. On May 13, 2013, Bartkowski scored his first National Hockey League goal, notching a playoff goal during Boston"s Game seven win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.
