Petr Svoboda

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Petr Svoboda
Born (1966-02-14) February 14, 1966 (age 59)
Most, Czechoslovakia
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 teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
NHL draft 5th overall, 1984
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19822001

Petr Svoboda (born February 14, 1966) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He 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.

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He is currently the director of hockey operations for Lausanne HC.

Playing career

In 1984, Svoboda had participated in the european Under-18 ice hockey championships in then-West Germany as a part of the Czechoslovak team, and after the completion of the tournament, he defected to the West in order to play hockey at a higher professional level. [1] 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 winning gold 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 then worked as a player agent. [2] [3] In May 2020, he became co-owner and director of hockey operations for Lausanne HC in Switzerland. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 TJ CHZ Litvínov TCH 40002
1983–84 TJ CHZ LitvínovTCH1831420
1984–85 Montreal Canadiens NHL 734273165711212
1985–86 Montreal CanadiensNHL731181993800021
1986–87 Montreal CanadiensNHL7051722631405510
1987–88 Montreal CanadiensNHL69722291491005512
1988–89 Montreal CanadiensNHL7183745147211111216
1989–90 Montreal CanadiensNHL605313698100552
1990–91 Montreal CanadiensNHL60422265220112
1991–92 Montreal CanadiensNHL585162194
1991–92 Buffalo Sabres NHL131675271456
1992–93 Buffalo SabresNHL402242659
1993–94 Buffalo SabresNHL60214168930004
1994–95 HC Litvínov, s.r.o. ELH 820250
1994–95 Buffalo SabresNHL2605560
1994–95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL1103310140448
1995–96 Philadelphia FlyersNHL73128291051206622
1996–97 Philadelphia FlyersNHL6721214941612316
1997–98 Philadelphia FlyersNHL56315188330114
1998–99 Philadelphia FlyersNHL2542628
1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL341161753
1999–00 Tampa Bay LightningNHL7022325170
2000–01 Tampa Bay LightningNHL1913441
NHL totals1,028583413991,60512744549135

International

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano Ice hockey
YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1983 Czechoslovakia EJC 50008
1984 Czechoslovakia WJC 704416
1984 CzechoslovakiaEJC511216
1998 Czech Republic OG 611239
Junior totals1715640
Senior totals611239

See also

References

  1. "NHL Draft Stories: Petr Svoboda Takes the Stage". last word on sports. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  2. "LIGHTNING DEFENSEMAN PETR SVOBODA RETIRES". Tampa Bay Lightning. May 1, 2002. Archived from the original on June 7, 2002. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. "Flyers A-Z: Svoboda, Petr". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  4. "Une nouvelle ère pour le Lausanne HC". www.laliberte.ch (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-08.
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens' first round draft pick
1984
Succeeded by