Radek Smoleňák (born December 3, 1986) is a Czech professional

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winger. He is currently playing with the Mountfield Hradec Králové of the

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(EHL).Smolenak was selected by the

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in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the

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Playing career

Smoleňák played briefly with the

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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

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, Switzerland and registered one goal in one game. After being placed back on waivers by the Blackhawks, he was quickly re-claimed by the

on October 11, 2009. Smoleňák signed a contract with Pelicans Lahti from the Finnish elite league SM-liiga on January 30, 2012. In 2009, Smoleňák received significant fan support in the NHL voting for the

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compiling 10,471 fan votes as a write-in candidate.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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