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Czechia Richard Smehlik
#2 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 02/03
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 23, 1970
Position
D
Age
54
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Ostrava, CZE
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Vitkovice
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 5 #97 overall by Buffalo Sabres

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Richard Smehlik Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1985-86 HC Vitkovice U18 Czechoslovakia U18 34* 8* 14* 22* -* -* |
1987-88 HC Vitkovice U20 Czechoslovakia U20 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
TJ Vítkovice Czechia2 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia U18 EJC-18 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
1988-89 TJ Vítkovice Czechoslovakia 28* 2* 3* 5* 12* -* | Relegation 10 0 2 2 - -
1989-90 TJ Vítkovice Czechoslovakia 44* 4* 3* 7* -* 3* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 - -
Czechoslovakia U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 2* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1990-91 ASD Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia 51* 4* 2* 6* 22* -* | 7 0 1 1 0 -
Czechoslovakia WC 8* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 25* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1991-92 TJ Vítkovice Czechoslovakia 35* 8* 5* 13* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia CC 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Czechoslovakia WC 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 34* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1992-93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80* 4* 27* 31* 59* 9* | Playoffs 8 0 4 4 2 3
1993-94 Buffalo Sabres NHL 84* 14* 27* 41* 69* 22* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 10 -1
1994-95 HC Vítkovice Czechia 13* 5* 2* 7* 12* -8* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 39* 4* 7* 11* 46* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
1995-96 Did not play * * * * * * |
1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62* 11* 19* 30* 43* 19* | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 4 0
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72* 3* 17* 20* 62* 11* | Playoffs 15 0 2 2 6 3
Czechia OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72* 3* 11* 14* 44* -9* | Playoffs 21 0 3 3 10 -4
1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 64* 2* 9* 11* 50* 13* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 0
2000-01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56* 3* 12* 15* 4* 6* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 4 3
2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60* 3* 6* 9* 22* -9* |
Czechia OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
2002-03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 43* 2* 9* 11* 16* -4* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 12* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -2

Richard Smehlik Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Czechoslovakia Goodwill Games 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1991-92 Czechoslovakia Deutschland Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Richard Smehlik Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 1 13* 5* 2* 7* 0.54* 12* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia2 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia 4 158* 18* 13* 31* 0.20* 34* 3* | 2 24 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.21 * 0 * - *
Czechoslovakia U18 1 34* 8* 14* 22* 0.65* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia U20 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Goodwill Games 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 71* 2* 1* 1* 0.01* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 644* 49* 146* 195* 0.30* 415* 62* | 9 88 1 * 14 * 15 * 0.17 * 40 * 1 *
OG 3 16* 0* 2* 2* 0.13* 10* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 16* 1* 2* 3* 0.19* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Richard Smehlik Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for HC Vitkovice

Career transactions
- 2003-09-17 • Announced his retirement
- 2003-03-10 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils with 6th (Josh Disher) & 8th (Nathan Perkovich) round picks in 2004 for a 4th round pick in 2003 (Mike Vannelli)
- 2002-07-10 • Signed by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2001-06-28 • Option year exercised by the Buffalo Sabres

Other memorable dates
- 1992-10-10 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Hartford Whalers vs. Frank Pietrangelo)
- 1992-10-08 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Quebec Nordiques)