Róbert Švehla Explained

Played For:HK Dukla Trenčín
Malmö IF
Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:210
Ntl Team:TCH
Ntl Team 2:SVK
Birth Date:January 2, 1969
Birth Place:Martin, Czechoslovakia
Draft:78th overall
Draft Year:1992
Draft Team:Calgary Flames
Career Start:1990
Career End:2003

Róbert Švehla (in 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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1989–90ASVŠ Dukla TrenčínCSSR28 4 3 7
1990–91ASVŠ Dukla TrenčínCSSR52 14 8 22 626 2 1 3 0
1991–92ASVŠ Dukla TrenčínCSSR38 16 18 34 7413 7 10 17
1992–93Malmö IFSEL40 19 10 29 866 0 2 2 14
1993–94Malmö IFSEL37 14 25 39 12710 5 1 6 23
1994–95Malmö IFSEL31 11 13 24 839 2 3 5 6
1994–95Florida PanthersNHL5 1 1 2 0
1995–96Florida PanthersNHL81 8 49 57 9422 0 6 6 32
1996–97Florida PanthersNHL82 13 32 45 865 1 4 5 4
1997–98Florida PanthersNHL79 9 34 43 113
1998–99Florida PanthersNHL80 8 29 37 83
1999–00Florida PanthersNHL82 9 40 49 644 0 1 1 4
2000–01Florida PanthersNHL82 6 22 28 76
2001–02Florida PanthersNHL82 7 22 29 87
2002–03Toronto Maple LeafsNHL82 7 3845 467 0 3 3 2
NHL totals655 68 267 335 64938 1 14 15 42

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1987CzechoslovakiaEJC72242
1992CzechoslovakiaOLY82138
1992CzechoslovakiaWC844814
1994SlovakiaOLY824626
1995SlovakiaWC B406610
1996SlovakiaWCH30334
1998SlovakiaOLY20110
1998SlovakiaWC611214
2003SlovakiaWC90338
Junior totals72242
Senior totals449172674

Coaching career

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mshkzilina.sk .