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	Left
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 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		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

Medal record
Representing Slovakia
ice hockey
World U18 Championships
	1999 Germany
World Championships
	2012 Helsinki

International

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

• All statistics taken from NHL.com

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database