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Richard Smehlik

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: January 23, 1970 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 5th round (97th overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

* Complete sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
42
Buffalo Sabres
1999-2002		 42
Atlanta Thrashers
2003		 2
New Jersey Devils
2003

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 4 27 31 0.39 10 0.13 86 4 115 42 9 59 4 0 0 0 82 1.03 4.9
1993-94 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 84 14 27 41 0.49 16 0.18 107 27 86 28 22 69 8 3 3 1 106 1.26 13.2
1994-95 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 39 4 7 11 0.28 4 0.11 46 7 49 15 5 46 3 0 1 1 49 1.26 8.2
1996-97 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 11 19 30 0.48 11 0.18 76 14 59 16 19 43 9 2 0 1 100 1.61 11.0
1997-98 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 3 17 20 0.28 7 0.09 68 12 75 30 11 62 2 0 1 0 90 1.25 3.3
1998-99 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 3 11 14 0.19 5 0.07 38 4 70 27 -9 44 3 0 0 0 61 0.85 4.9 1572 21:50
1999-00 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 64 2 9 11 0.17 4 0.06 55 2 54 14 13 50 2 0 0 0 67 1.05 3.0 1349 21:04
2000-01 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56 3 12 15 0.27 5 0.09 44 5 42 9 6 4 3 0 0 1 40 0.71 7.5 1087 19:25
2001-02 32 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 3 6 9 0.15 3 0.06 47 2 71 17 -9 22 3 0 0 1 52 0.87 5.8 1222 20:22
2002-03 33 2 Teams NHL 55 2 11 13 0.24 4 0.08 33 1 53 16 -5 16 2 0 0 0 49 0.89 4.1 1055 19:11
2002-03 33 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 43 2 9 11 0.26 4 0.09 27 1 46 16 -4 16 2 0 0 0 38 0.88 5.3 847 19:42
2002-03 33 New Jersey Devils NHL 12 0 2 2 0.17 1 0.05 6 0 7 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.92 0.0 208 17:20
Career NHL 644 49 146 195 0.30 69 0.11 600 78 674 214 62 415 39 5 5 5 696 1.08 7.0 6286 20:28

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8 0 4 4 0.50 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 1.38 0.0
1993-94 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 0 2 2 0.29 -1 10 0 0 0 0 2 0.29 0.0
1994-95 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.60 0.0
1996-97 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 0 2 2 0.17 0 4 0 0 0 0 17 1.42 0.0
1997-98 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15 0 2 2 0.13 3 6 0 0 0 0 12 0.80 0.0
1998-99 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 21 0 3 3 0.14 -4 10 0 0 0 0 20 0.95 0.0 506 24:04
1999-00 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1.20 16.7 102 20:20
2000-01 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 0 1 1 0.10 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 0.70 0.0 198 19:45
2002-03 33 New Jersey Devils NHL SC 5 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.40 0.0 65 12:58
Career NHL 1 88 1 14 15 0.17 1 40 1 0 0 0 80 0.91 1.3 870 21:13

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1987-88 18 Czechoslovakia EJC-A 5 1 1 2 0.40 4
1988-89 19 TJ Vitkovice Czech 38 2 5 7 0.18 12
1989-90 20 TJ Vitkovice Czech 44 4 3 7 0.16
1989-90 20 Czechoslovakia WJC-A 7 0 1 1 0.14 4
1990-91 21 Dukla Jihlava Czech 58 4 3 7 0.12 22
1990-91 21 Czechoslovakia WEC-A 8 1 2 3 0.38 8
1991-92 22 Czechoslovakia Can-Cup 5 0 1 1 0.20 2
1991-92 22 TJ Vitkovice Czech 47 9 10 19 0.40 42
1991-92 22 Czechoslovakia Olympics 8 0 1 1 0.13 2
1991-92 22 Czechoslovakia WC-A 8 0 0 0 0.00 4
1994-95 25 HC Vitkovice CzRep 13 5 2 7 0.54 12
1997-98 28 Czech Republic Olympics 6 0 1 1 0.17 4
2001-02 32 Czech Republic Olympics 4 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career Can-Cup 5 0 1 1 0.20 2
Career Czech 187 19 21 40 0.21 76
Career CzRep 13 5 2 7 0.54 12
Career EJC-A 5 1 1 2 0.40 4
Career Olympics 18 0 2 2 0.11 6
Career WC-A 8 0 0 0 0.00 4
Career WEC-A 8 1 2 3 0.38 8
Career WJC-A 7 0 1 1 0.14 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1989-90 20 TJ Vitkovice Czech 7 1 1 2 0.29
Career Czech 7 1 1 2 0.29

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1993-94 NHL 84 (5)

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

August 11, 1995: Missed entire 1995-96 season recovering from 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 retirement, September 17, 2003.