René Vydarený

René Vydarený
Born	(1981-05-06) May 6, 1981 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
Czech team Former teams	HC České Budějovice HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Manitoba Moose (AHL) Columbia Inferno (ECHL) Kansas City Blades (IHL)
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	69th overall, 1999 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	2000–present

René Vydarený (born May 6, 1981 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Slovakian 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 Slovakian national team in several international tournaments.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	HC Slovan Bratislava Jr.	Slovakia Jr.		50	5	14	19	26		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HC Slovan Bratislava Jr.	Slovakia Jr.		42	4	7	11	65		2	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Trnava	Slovakia-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	Slovakia		33	0	4	4	22		19	1	4	5	24
2005–06	HC České Budějovice	Czech		52	0	7	7	32		10	3	0	3	4
2006–07	HC České Budějovice	Czech		44	4	5	9	40		11	1	1	2	8
2007–08	HC České Budějovice	Czech		52	4	8	12	28		11	4	1	5	18
2008–09	HC České Budějovice	Czech		46	3	13	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				195	7	32	39	79		31	0	5	5	29
Czech totals				194	11	33	44	132		32	8	2	10	30

René Vydarený

Medal record
Representing Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2012 Helsinki

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Slovakia	U18	7	0	0	0	2
2000	Slovakia	WJC	7	0	0	0	2
2001	Slovakia	WJC	7	0	3	3	0
2005	Slovakia	WC	7	0	0	0	12
2006	Slovakia	WC	7	1	0	1	6
2008	Slovakia	WC	2	0	0	0	0
2009	Slovakia	WC	6	0	1	1	0
Junior int'l totals			21	0	3	3	4
Senior int'l totals			22	1	1	2	6

• All statistics taken from NHL.com

External links

• René Vydarený's player profile at NHL.com
• René Vydarený's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database