Róbert Švehla
Quick Facts
Biography
Róbert Švehla (/ˈrɒbərt ˈsveɪlə/; Slovak pronunciation: [ˈro:bert ˈʃʋeɦla]; born January 2, 1969) is a Slovak retired 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 | 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.