| 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.
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).
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
On January 14, 2009, Švehla joined HC Dukla Trenčín and signed a contract as assistant coach.[1]