Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: January 23, 1970 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Draft: Buffalo, 5th round (97th overall), 1990 NHL Entry
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1992-93 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 80 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 4.9 | ||
| 1993-94 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 84 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 22 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 106 | 13.2 | ||
| 1994-95 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 39 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 8.2 | ||
| 1996-97 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 62 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 11.0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 3.3 | ||
| 1998-99 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 72 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | -9 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 4.9 | 1572 | 21:50 |
| 1999-00 | 30 | BUF | NHL | 64 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3.0 | 1349 | 21:04 |
| 2000-01 | 31 | BUF | NHL | 56 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 7.5 | 1087 | 19:25 |
| 2001-02 | 32 | BUF | NHL | 60 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | -9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 | 1222 | 20:22 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | TOT | NHL | 55 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | -5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 4.1 | 1055 | 19:11 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | ATL | NHL | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | -4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 5.3 | 847 | 19:42 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | NJD | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 208 | 17:20 |
| Career | NHL | 644 | 49 | 146 | 195 | 67 | 62 | 415 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 9 | 22 | 696 | 7.0 | 6286 | 20:28 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1992-93 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 80 | 0.05 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 0.74 | 1.03 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 86 | 4 | 115 | 42 | 9 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 1993-94 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 84 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 0.18 | 0.82 | 1.26 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 107 | 27 | 86 | 28 | 22 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 9.4 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 39 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 1996-97 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 62 | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.48 | 0.18 | 0.69 | 1.61 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 76 | 14 | 59 | 16 | 19 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| 1997-98 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 72 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.86 | 1.25 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 68 | 12 | 75 | 30 | 11 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| 1998-99 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 72 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.61 | 0.85 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 70 | 27 | -9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 1999-00 | 30 | BUF | NHL | 64 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.78 | 1.05 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 54 | 14 | 13 | -0.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 2000-01 | 31 | BUF | NHL | 56 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.71 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| 2001-02 | 32 | BUF | NHL | 60 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 0.87 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 71 | 17 | -9 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | TOT | NHL | 55 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.89 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 53 | 16 | -5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | ATL | NHL | 43 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 0.88 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 46 | 16 | -4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | NJD | NHL | 12 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Career | NHL | 644 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.64 | 1.08 | 50 | 151 | 201 | 68 | 600 | 78 | 674 | 214 | 62 | 9.3 | 35.2 | 44.5 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1992-93 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |||
| 1993-94 | 24 | BUF | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |||
| 1994-95 | 25 | BUF | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |||
| 1996-97 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | |||
| 1997-98 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | 506 | 24:04 | |
| 1999-00 | 30 | BUF | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 102 | 20:20 | |
| 2000-01 | 31 | BUF | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 198 | 19:45 | |
| 2002-03 | 33 | NJD | NHL | SC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 65 | 12:58 |
| Career | NHL | 1 | 88 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1.3 | 870 | 21:13 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1987-88 | 18 | Czechoslovakia | EJC-A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 19 | TJ Vitkovice | Czech | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 20 | TJ Vitkovice | Czech | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 20 | Czechoslovakia | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 21 | Dukla Jihlava | Czech | 58 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 21 | Czechoslovakia | WEC-A | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 22 | Czechoslovakia | Can-Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 22 | TJ Vitkovice | Czech | 47 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 22 | Czechoslovakia | Olympics | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 22 | Czechoslovakia | WC-A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 25 | HC Vitkovice | CzRep | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 28 | Czech Republic | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 32 | Czech Republic | Olympics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | Can-Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Czech | 187 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 76 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CzRep | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | EJC-A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Olympics | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WEC-A | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1989-90 | 20 | TJ Vitkovice | Czech | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Czech | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Thru 10 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Richard Smehlik | 9.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Dale Tallon | 92.9 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Bill Gadsby | 92.8 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| Rick Smith | 92.7 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Jeff Norton | 90.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 90.6 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | |
| Jimmy Roberts | 90.5 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| Brad Stuart | 89.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Boris Mironov | 89.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| Pavel Kubina | 89.0 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Bert Corbeau | 88.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Richard Smehlik | 9.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |||
| Dale Tallon | 92.9 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| Rick Smith | 91.1 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 90.6 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | |||
| Bert Corbeau | 88.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | ||
| Brad Maxwell | 88.8 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| Wally Stanowski | 88.3 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Willie Mitchell | 88.2 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 87.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | |
| Boris Mironov | 87.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | |
| Reg Hamilton | 87.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
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Championships
2003 New Jersey Devils (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) |
Games Played |
Defensive Point Shares |
August 11, 1995: Missed entire 1995-96 due to knee surgery, August 11, 1995.
July 11, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Atlanta, July 11, 2002.
March 10, 2003: Traded to New Jersey by Atlanta with New Jersey's 6th and 8th round choices (previously acquired) in 2004 Entry Draft for New Jersey's 4th round choice (Michael Vannelli) in 2003 Entry Draft, March 10, 2003.
September 17, 2003: Officially announced his retirement, September 17, 2003.
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