Radek Smoleňák
| Radek Smoleňák | |||
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| Born |
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| 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 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NL). He was most recently contract to HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). 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 | ||
| 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 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 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
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Abbotsford Heat players
- Ässät players
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Czech ice hockey left wingers
- Johnstown Chiefs players
- Kingston Frontenacs players
- Rytíři Kladno players
- Lahti Pelicans players
- KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
- Mississippi Sea Wolves players
- Modo Hockey players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- HC Slovan Bratislava players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- Sportspeople from Prague
- Springfield Falcons players
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Timrå IK players
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
- HC TPS players
- HC Yugra players
- Czech ice hockey biography stubs