34-year-old former NHLer lands AHL contract after successful PTO

After signing a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Rochester Americans in late-October, former NHLer Matt Bartkowski has landed an American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.

Bartkowski, 34, became an unrestricted free agent in July after spending the 2021-22 season with the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Pittsburgh native was looking to return to the NHL and signed a PTO with the New York Rangers before the start of training camp. He was unable to earn a roster spot and one day before the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Rangers released Bartkowski.

In 20 games this season for Rochester, Bartkowski has five points (one goal, four assists), four penalty minutes and is a plus-five.

The former seventh round pick of the Florida Panthers has appeared in 256 career games with Boston, Vancouver, Calgary and Minnesota over parts of 11 seasons in the NHL.

.@AmerksHockey defenseman Matt Bartkowski has signed a @TheAHL Standard Player Contract for the remainder of 2022-23 season. pic.twitter.com/BBQXlJNFrJ— Amerks PR (@AmerksPR) December 30, 2022

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