Petr Svoboda
Petr Svoboda | |||
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Born |
Most, Czechoslovakia | February 14, 1966||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
CHZ Litvínov Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
5th overall, 1984 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1982–2001 |
Petr Svoboda (born February 14, 1966) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was the first Czech to play over 1,000 games in the NHL. He is currently working as a sports agent in Santa Monica, California.
Playing career
In 1984, Svoboda had participated in the world Under-18 ice hockey championships in then-West Germany as a part of the Czechoslovak team, and after playing one game, he defected to the West in order to play hockey at a higher professional level. That spring, he was selected fifth overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. His career highlights include winning the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1986, and participating with the Czech team in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, where he scored the only goal in the gold medal game against Russia. He retired from professional hockey in 2001 and now works as a player agent.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1982–83 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 73 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
1985–86 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 73 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 93 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
1986–87 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
1987–88 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 149 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
1988–89 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 71 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 147 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 16 | ||
1989–90 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 60 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 60 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1991–92 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 58 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 40 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 60 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | HC Litvínov, s.r.o. | ELH | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 73 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | ||
1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 67 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 56 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 34 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 70 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1028 | 58 | 341 | 399 | 1605 | 127 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 135 |
International
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Ice hockey | ||
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1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1983 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
1984 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
1984 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
1998 | Czech Republic | OG | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | |
Junior totals | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 | |||
Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
See also
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Czech ice hockey players
- Czechoslovak defectors
- HC Litvínov players
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- People from Most
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Sports agents
- Stanley Cup champions
- Tampa Bay Lightning players