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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.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 4 27 31 9 59 4 0 0 0 82 4.9
1993-94 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 84 14 27 41 22 69 8 3 3 1 106 13.2
1994-95 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 39 4 7 11 5 46 3 0 1 1 49 8.2
1996-97 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 11 19 30 19 43 9 2 0 1 100 11.0
1997-98 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 3 17 20 11 62 2 0 1 0 90 3.3
1998-99 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 3 11 14 -9 44 3 0 0 0 61 4.9 1572 21:50
1999-00 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 64 2 9 11 13 50 2 0 0 0 67 3.0 1349 21:04
2000-01 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56 3 12 15 6 4 3 0 0 1 40 7.5 1087 19:25
2001-02 32 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 3 6 9 -9 22 3 0 0 1 52 5.8 1222 20:22
2002-03 33 2 Teams NHL 55 2 11 13 -5 16 2 0 0 0 49 4.1 1055 19:11
2002-03 33 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 43 2 9 11 -4 16 2 0 0 0 38 5.3 847 19:42
2002-03 33 New Jersey Devils NHL 12 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 208 17:20
Career 10 Seasons NHL 644 49 146 195 62 415 39 5 5 5 696 7.0 6286 20:28

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1992-93 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 0.05 0.34 0.39 0.12 0.11 0.74 1.03 3 22 25 8 86 4 115 42 9
1993-94 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 84 0.17 0.32 0.49 0.18 0.26 0.82 1.26 13 24 37 14 107 27 86 28 22
1994-95 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 39 0.10 0.18 0.28 0.11 0.13 1.18 1.26 7 12 19 7 46 7 49 15 5
1996-97 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 0.18 0.31 0.48 0.18 0.31 0.69 1.61 11 20 31 11 76 14 59 16 19
1997-98 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 0.04 0.24 0.28 0.09 0.15 0.86 1.25 3 19 22 7 68 12 75 30 11
1998-99 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 0.04 0.15 0.19 0.06 -0.13 0.61 0.85 3 12 15 5 38 4 70 27 -9
1999-00 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 64 0.03 0.14 0.17 0.06 0.20 0.78 1.05 2 10 12 4 55 2 54 14 13
2000-01 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56 0.05 0.21 0.27 0.09 0.11 0.07 0.71 3 13 16 5 44 5 42 9 6
2001-02 32 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.06 -0.15 0.37 0.87 3 7 10 4 47 2 71 17 -9
2002-03 33 2 Teams NHL 55 0.04 0.20 0.24 0.08 -0.09 0.29 0.89 2 12 14 4 33 1 53 16 -5
2002-03 33 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 43 0.05 0.21 0.26 0.08 -0.09 0.37 0.88 2 10 12 4 27 1 46 16 -4
2002-03 33 New Jersey Devils NHL 12 0.00 0.17 0.17 0.05 -0.08 0.00 0.92 0 2 2 1 6 0 7 0 -1
Career 10 Seasons NHL 644 0.08 0.23 0.30 0.10 0.10 0.64 1.08 50 151 201 68 600 78 674 214 62

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1992-93 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1993-94 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 0 2 2 -1 10 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
1994-95 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1996-97 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 17 0.0
1997-98 28 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15 0 2 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 12 0.0
1998-99 29 Buffalo Sabres NHL 21 0 3 3 -4 10 0 0 0 0 20 0.0 506 24:04
1999-00 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 16.7 102 20:20
2000-01 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 198 19:45
2002-03 33 New Jersey Devils NHL SC 5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 65 12:58
Career 9 Seasons NHL 1 88 1 14 15 1 40 1 0 0 0 80 1.3 870 21:13

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT 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 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 6
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

Other Playoffs

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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1993-94 NHL 84 (5)

Transactions

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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 his retirement, September 17, 2003.

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