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	HK Dukla Trenčín Malmö IF Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs
National team	Czechoslovakia and Slowakei
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
	1987 Finland
World Championships
	1992 Czechoslovakia
Winter Olympics
	1992 Albertville
Representing Slowakei
World Championships
	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	Slowakei	OLY		8	2	4	6	26
1995	Slowakei	WC B		4	0	6	6	10
1996	Slowakei	WCH		3	0	3	3	4
1998	Slowakei	OLY		2	0	1	1	0
1998	Slowakei	WC		6	1	1	2	14
2003	Slowakei	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

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database