Róbert Švehla

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	Slovak Extraliga Dukla Trenčín SEL Malmö IF NHL Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs
National team	Czechoslovakia  Slovakia
NHL Draft	78th overall, 1992 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1990–2003

Medal record
Representing Czechoslovakia
Men's ice hockey
European Junior Championships
	1987 Finland
World Championships
	1992 Czechoslovakia
Winter Olympics
	1992 Albertville
Representing Slovakia
World Championships
	2003 Finland

Róbert Švehla (/ˈrɒbərt ˈsveɪlə/; born January 2, 1969) is a Slovak retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL for 9 seasons from 1995 until 2003.

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	Dukla Trenčín	CS		29	4	3	7	—		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Dukla Trenčín	CS		52	16	9	25	62		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Dukla Trenčín	CS		51	23	28	51	74		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Malmö IF	SEL		40	19	10	29	86		6	0	1	1	14
1993–94	Malmö IF	SEL		37	14	25	39	127		10	5	1	6	23
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
CS totals				132	43	40	83	136		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				655	68	267	335	649		38	1	14	15	42
SEL totals				109	44	48	92	296		25	7	5	12	43

International

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.

External links

• Róbert Švehla's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards
Preceded by Bedřich Ščerban	Golden Hockey Stick 1992	Succeeded by Milos Holan