Róbert Švehla
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| Bronze | 1992 Albertville | Ice hockey | |
Róbert Švehla (pronounced /ɹɑbɝ/ɹ̩t.sveɪlə/, born January 2, 1969 in Martin, Slovakia) is a Slovak retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL for 9 seasons from 1995 until 2003.
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 Panters 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).
Švehla was also strong defensively and was a willing bodychecker. He led the NHL in hits on multiple occasions during his time in Florida. Despite this, Švehla was a durable player missing only 6 games during his final 8 seasons in the NHL.
[edit] Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Dukla Trenčín | CS | 52 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992–93 | Malmö IF | SEL | 40 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993–94 | Malmö IF | SEL | 37 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 127 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Malmö IF | SEL | 32 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 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 | ||||
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| Preceded by Bedřich Ščerban |
Czechoslovak Golden Hockey Stick 1992 |
Succeeded by Milos Holan |
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