Róbert Švehla ( , ; born January 2, 1969) is a Slovak former professional

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who played in the

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for 9 seasons from

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until 2003 for the Florida Panthers and

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Career

Švehla was drafted 78th overall by the

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in the

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, 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

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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