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Milan Kytnár (born May 19, 1989) is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with HC Nové Zámky of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round (127th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Prior to coming to North America, Kytnár played professionally in Slovakia with HC Topoľčany during the 2006-07 season. He moved to Canada to follow his NHL aspirations and played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Kelowna Rockets, Saskatoon Blades and the Vancouver Giants.
On May 31, 2009, the Edmonton Oilers signed Kytnár to a three-year, entry-level contract. He made his North American professional debut with the Oilers American Hockey League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons in the 2010-11 season, collected 13 goals and 29 points in 78 regular season games.
In the 2011–12 season, on January 11, 2012, Kytnár made his NHL debut, playing 5:31 of ice time and recording one shot on goal, with the Edmonton Oilers in a 2-1 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils. It was his only career game in the NHL before he was returned to finish out his contract in the minor leagues and accepting a loan to return to Europe, agreeing to a stint in Finland with HPK of the Liiga.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 62 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 65 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 89 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 42 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 78 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HPK | Liiga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 44 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Karlovy Vary | Czech | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 53 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 46 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 55 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 37 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Slovak totals | 108 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 78 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Slovakia | U17 | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2009 | Slovakia | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | ||||