| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 198 |
| League: | Czech |
| Team: | HC České Budějovice |
| Former Teams: | HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Manitoba Moose (AHL) Columbia Inferno (ECHL) Kansas City Blades (IHL) |
| Ntl Team: | Slovakia |
| Birth Date: | May 6, 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Career Start: | 2000 |
| Draft Team: | Vancouver Canucks |
| Draft Year: | 1999 |
| Draft: | 69th overall |
René Vydarený (born May 6, 1981 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently with HC České Budějovice of the Czech Extraliga. Vydarený was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and then played one season with the Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL. He spent several years in the minor leagues of North America, playing for the Kansas City Blades, the Columbia Inferno, the Manitoba Moose and the Hamilton Bulldogs before returning to Europe in 2004. Vydarený has also played for the Slovak national team in several international tournaments.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK U18 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK U18 | 47 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK U20 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK U20 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | HK Trnava | SVK.2 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 51 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 61 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 71 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC České Budějovice | ELH | 52 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 52 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 46 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 41 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Mountfield | ELH | 50 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Mountfield HK, a.s. | ELH | 45 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Mountfield HK, a.s. | ELH | 35 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Mountfield HK, a.s. | ELH | 37 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Mountfield HK, a.s. | ELH | 46 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Mountfield HK, a.s. | ELH | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | CZE.2 | 54 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | CZE.2 | 52 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | ELH | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Samson České Budějovice | CZE.4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 195 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 79 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | ||||
| ELH totals | 641 | 43 | 127 | 170 | 398 | 78 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 66 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Slovakia | EJC18 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1999 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | Slovakia | WJC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Slovakia | WC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2006 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Slovakia | WC | 13th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Slovakia | WC | 10th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Slovakia | WC | 8th | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | OG | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | ||||