| Birth Date: | 3 December 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Ntl Team: | Czech |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 214 |
| League: | ELH |
| Team: | Rytíři Kladno |
| Former Teams: | 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 |
| Draft: | 73rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 2005 |
| Draft Team: | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Career Start: | 2006 |
Radek Smoleňák (born December 3, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey winger. He is currently playing 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.
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 Lahti Pelicans 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]
| Team | League | GP | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 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 | ||||