Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Shoots Left Name Radek Smolenak Weight 86 kg | Position Left wing Playing career Role Ice hockey player Career start 2006 | |
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Born December 3, 1986 (age 37)
Prague, TCH ( 1986-12-03 ) SHL team
Former teams Modo Hockey
Chicago Blackhawks
Pelicans Lahti NHL Draft 73rd overall, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning Current team KHL Medvescak Zagreb (#70 / Forward) | ||
Radek Smolenak brings 5-on-3 to Medvescak
Radek Smoleňák (born December 3, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey winger. He is currently playing with 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.
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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 Pelicans Lahti from the Finnish elite league SM-liiga on January 30, 2012.
