Róbert Švehla

Róbert Švehla
Born (1969-01-02) January 2, 1969 (age 55)
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 1990–2003

Róbert Švehla (/ˈsveɪlə/ 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.

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 GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 28 4 3 7 — — — — — —
1990–91 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 52 14 8 22 62 6 2 1 3 0
1991–92 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 38 16 18 34 74 13 7 10 17 —
1992–93 Malmö IF SEL 40 19 10 29 86 6 0 2 2 14
1993–94 Malmö IF SEL 37 14 25 39 127 10 5 1 6 23
1994–95 Malmö IF SEL 31 11 13 24 83 9 2 3 5 6
1994–95 Florida Panthers NHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1995–96 Florida Panthers NHL 81 8 49 57 94 22 0 6 6 32
1996–97 Florida Panthers NHL 82 13 32 45 86 5 1 4 5 4
1997–98 Florida Panthers NHL 79 9 34 43 113 — — — — —
1998–99 Florida Panthers NHL 80 8 29 37 83 — — — — —
1999–00 Florida Panthers NHL 82 9 40 49 64 4 0 1 1 4
2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 82 6 22 28 76 — — — — —
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 82 7 22 29 87 — — — — —
2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 7 38 45 46 7 0 3 3 2
NHL totals 655 68 267 335 649 38 1 14 15 42

International

Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's ice hockey
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Czechoslovakia
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 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

  1. ^ "Mshkzilina.sk".
Awards
Preceded by Golden Hockey Stick
1992 		Succeeded by