Milan Bartovič (born April 9, 1981 in Trenčín, Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey left wing player, playing currently for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in Czech Extraliga, and previously for Malmo IF of Elitserien in Sweden. He was drafted 35th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

After playing junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Tri-City Americans and Brandon Wheat Kings, Bartovič began his professional career in 2001–02 with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Through 2004–05, Bartovič played in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres for a total of 26 games. On October 24, 2005, the Sabres traded Bartovič to the Chicago Blackhawks for goaltender Michael Leighton. After playing 24 games for the Blackhawks and an additional 49 games with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL, Bartovič became a free agent on July 1, 2006 and elected to play in Sweden for the 2006–07 season. In the summer of 2007, he signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers.

Milan was a member of the Slovakia mens national team inline hockey team that competed at the 2007 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships.

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• Milan Bartovič at the NHL official page
• Milan Bartovič at the Chicago Blackhawks page
• Milan Bartovič's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database