Already on Thursday, December 28, 2017 we will welcome in the smash of the round, and at the same time in the last home match in this calendar year, the champions from Banská Bystrica. A specific topic of the day as our fans already know will be the thanks of our club and our fans for long-term support of the Steelers to Peter Bartoš. For this special day we prepared several activities.

An important thing for the visitors is the beginning of the program at 5:15 PM. In the lower round of the auditorium you will find paper “clappers” in white or blue color. Please rise them above your head after the call of the moderator. The fan club also prepared their banner. And Peter will be asked to start the match - initial bully, then autograph session after the first period in the FOTOLAB corner, or final “thank you ceremonial” – therefore please stay in your seats also after the match!

Besides great atmosphere you will have an opportunity to compete for great flight tickets. This time the lucky winner will fly to New York from Košice! All visitors who will come to this match to Steel arena will participate in the draw.

Let's create unforgettable moments and thank Peter for lot of goals, assistances and first of all for great titles of Slovak champions. Our hockey players will do everything to make this last “thank you ceremonial” as a winning ceremonial!

We invite all off you to the match#43. Caution! The “thank you ceremonial” starts already at 5:15 PM and we expect lot of visitors. Therefore, we recommend to buy the tickets ahead or through HomeTicket and also arrive to Steel arena early - we will avoid unnecessary stress or hustling. Thank you!

Peter Bartoš:
- born: September 5, 1973 in Martin (44 yeas)
- beginning of the senior carrier: season 1991/1992 for Martimex Martin in 1st SNHL
- the number of played senior seasons in Slovakia:  17
- clubs in the top Slovak competition: HC Košice - 11 seasons, Martin - 5 seasons, Zvolen - 1 season
- other clubs: Trenčín (1st ČSHL), České Budějovice, Minnesota Wild (NHL), Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL), KH Sanok (PL)

Medal balance: total number of medals: 13
- championship titles: 5 - all in Košice - 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2013/2014, 2014/2015
- league silver medal: 3 - Zvolen 2004/2005, HC Košice 2007/2008 a 2011/2012
- league bronze: 4 - Trenčín (1992/1993 - 1st ČSHL), Martin (1993/1994), Košice (2006/2007, 2015/2016)

Carrier in NHL: 13 matches for Minnesota Wild: 4 goals + 2 assistances = 6 points (2000/2001)

Representation: 92 matches, 23 goals
- 5x MS (1996,1998,1999,2000,2001)
- medal: silver medal from World Championship MS 2000 in St. Petersburg

Canadian classification in the top Slovak competition:
- total 1,024 matches, 773 points (335 goals + 438 assistances)
- for Martin 218 matches, 197 (99 + 98)
- for Zvolen 57 matches, 32 (14 + 18)
- for Košice 749 matches, 544 (222 + 322)

Moments and records of his carrier in Košice jersey:
- the first match: September 9, 2005, 1st round of the 2005/2006 season, Nitra - Košice 5:2
- the second place (after Jenčík) in the number of played matches for Košice in the Slovak top competition
- the first goal: during the same match (9/9/05), goal to Michal Fikrt's net
- leader as far as number of points for Košice in the Slovak top competition with balance of 544 (222 + 322)
- leader as far as number of goals for Košice in the Slovak top competition  222 goals
- goal balance by seasons: 20, 16, 20, 31, 29, 25, 19, 20, 11, 21, 10
- hattricks: 4 2007/2008 - 24th round Žilina - Košice 3:6
2008/2009 - 5th round Košice - Zvolen 4:2
2010/2011 - 35th round Košice - Skalica 8:2 (5 points 3+2)
2014/2015 - 5th match of quarterfinals Košice - Piešťany 7:0
- interesting fact: of 222 goals for Košice the most went to the net of Popradu – 27; 24 to Zvolen's and Žilina’s net
- the most goals in Steel Arena in the basic part: 96

Sports personality of Košice 2010
Children - twin sons Antonín and Ján (both 13 years old) play the 1st league, older students (grade 8).