Róbert Švehla

Róbert Švehla (/ˈsvlə/ SVAY-lə, Slovak: [ˈrɔːbert ˈʂʋeɦla]; born January 2, 1969) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL for 9 seasons from 1995 until 2003 for the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Róbert Švehla
Born (1969-01-02) January 2, 1969
Martin, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for HK Dukla Trenčín
Malmö IF
Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs
National team  Czechoslovakia and
 Slovakia
NHL Draft 78th overall, 1992
Calgary Flames
Playing career 19902003

Career

Švehla was drafted 78th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, but he did not play a game for them before moving on to the Florida Panthers. Švehla played 8 seasons with the Panthers before moving to the Toronto Maple Leafs for his final season. Švehla played 655 career NHL games, scoring 68 goals and 267 assists for 335 points. His best offensive season was the 1995–96 season when he registered career highs in assists (49) and points (57).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1989–90 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 28437
1990–91 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 521482262 62130
1991–92 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 3816183474 1371017
1992–93 Malmö IF SEL 4019102986 602214
1993–94 Malmö IF SEL 37142539127 1051623
1994–95 Malmö IF SEL 3111132483 92356
1994–95 Florida Panthers NHL 51120
1995–96 Florida Panthers NHL 818495794 2206632
1996–97 Florida Panthers NHL 8213324586 51454
1997–98 Florida Panthers NHL 7993443113
1998–99 Florida Panthers NHL 808293783
1999–00 Florida Panthers NHL 829404964 40114
2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 826222876
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 827222987
2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 827384546 70332
NHL totals 65568267335649 381141542

International

Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's ice hockey
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place1987 Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1992 Czechoslovakia
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place1992 Albertville
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2003 Finland
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1987 Czechoslovakia EJC 7 2 2 4 2
1992 Czechoslovakia OLY 8 2 1 3 8
1992 Czechoslovakia WC 8 4 4 8 14
1994 Slovakia OLY 8 2 4 6 26
1995 Slovakia WC B 4 0 6 6 10
1996 Slovakia WCH 3 0 3 3 4
1998 Slovakia OLY 2 0 1 1 0
1998 Slovakia WC 6 1 1 2 14
2003 Slovakia WC 9 0 3 3 8
Junior totals 7 2 2 4 2
Senior totals 44 9 17 26 74

Coaching career

On January 14, 2009, Švehla joined HC Dukla Trenčín and signed a contract as assistant coach.[1]

References

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