Róbert Švehla ( , ; born January 2, 1969) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL for 9 seasons from

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until

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for the

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and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career

Švehla was drafted 78th overall by the Calgary Flames in the

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, but he did not play a game for them before moving on to the

. 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

International

Coaching career

On January 14, 2009, Švehla joined HC Dukla Trenčín and signed a contract as assistant coach.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svehla, Robert 1969 births Living people Calgary Flames draft picks Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen Florida Panthers players HK Dukla Trenčín players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Malmö Redhawks players Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics National Hockey League All-Stars Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Ice hockey people from Martin, Slovakia Slovak ice hockey coaches Slovak ice hockey defencemen Toronto Maple Leafs players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada