| Radek Smoleňák | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
December 3, 1986 Prague, CS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks HC Sparta Praha HC Kladno Ässät Pori Lahti Pelicans Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Timrå IK HC Ugra TPS Modo Hockey KHL Medveščak Zagreb HC Slovan Bratislava Mountfield HK | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft |
73rd overall, 2005 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Radek Smoleňák (born December 3, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey winger. He is currently playing with the Rytiri Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (EHL).Smolenak was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Smoleňák played briefly with the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2009–10 season when he was claimed off waivers by the team late in the pre-season. He played in only one regular season game with the Blackhawks, in which he registered a five-minute major for fighting. He also participated in the 2009 pre-season with Chicago while they played in Zürich, Switzerland and registered one goal in one game.[1] After being placed back on waivers by the Blackhawks, he was quickly re-claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 11, 2009.[2]
Smoleňák signed a contract with Pelicans Lahti from the Finnish elite league SM-liiga on January 30, 2012.[3]
In 2009, Smoleňák received significant fan support in the NHL voting for the 57th National Hockey League All-Star Game compiling 10,471 fan votes as a write-in candidate.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Vagnerplast Kladno | CZE U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Vagnerplast Kladno | CZE U18 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Vagnerplast Kladno | CZE U18 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 66 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Vagnerplast Kladno | CZE U20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Rabat Kladno | CZE U20 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 67 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 65 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 109 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2006–07 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 43 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 56 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 19 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 71 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 39 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 42 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Vagnerplast Kladno | ELH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | SM-l | 42 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Pelicans | SM-l | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | SM-l | 32 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Timrå IK | SEL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Pelicans | Liiga | 21 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Ugra | KHL | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | TPS | Liiga | 31 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 59 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 24 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 38 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 52 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 51 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 56 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ELH totals | 257 | 91 | 77 | 168 | 223 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 32 | ||||
| KHL totals | 131 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Radek Smoleňák Biography Page". The Hockey News. February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Lightning re-claim Radek Smolenak off waivers". National Hockey League. October 11, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ↑ "Radek Smoleňák's signs in Finnish Elite League". EliteProspects.com. January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ "NHL 2009 All-Star Voting". NHL.com. January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database