René Vydarený (born May 6, 1981 in

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) is a Slovak professional

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defenceman currently with HC České Budějovice of the

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. Vydarený was drafted by the

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of the

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in the

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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

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and the Hamilton Bulldogs before returning to Europe in 2004. Vydarený has also played for the Slovak national team in several international tournaments.

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International

* ''All statistics taken from NHL.com''

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* Living people 1981 births Columbia Inferno players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Motor České Budějovice players HC Slovan Bratislava players Kansas City Blades players Manitoba Moose players Ice hockey people from Bratislava Rimouski Océanic players Slovak ice hockey defencemen Vancouver Canucks draft picks Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub