Radek Smoleňák

Radek Smoleňák (born December 3, 1986) is a Czech former professional ice hockey winger. He last played with the Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga. Smoleňák 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. After being placed back on waivers by the Blackhawks, he was quickly re-claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 11, 2009.

Smoleňák signed a contract with Lahti Pelicans from the Finnish elite league SM-liiga on January 30, 2012.

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.

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 Lahti Pelicans SM-l 15 5 8 13 12 17 8 3 11 14 2012–13 Lahti 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 Lahti 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 2022–23 Mountfield HK ELH 26 7 2 9 31 13 1 2 3 8 2023–24 Mountfield HK ELH 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Rytíři Kladno ELH 45 18 11 29 24 — — — — — NHL totals 7 0 1 1 15 — — — — — ELH totals 329 116 90 206 278 43 9 6 15 40 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