# René Vydarený

René Vydarený (born May 6, 1981) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | AHL totals | AHL totals | 195 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 79 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| ELH totals | ELH totals | ELH totals | 641 | 43 | 127 | 170 | 398 | 78 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 66 |

### 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 | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
* All statistics taken from NHL.com