Robert Schnabel (ice hockey)

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Robert Schnabel
Born (1978-11-10) November 10, 1978 (age 46)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for HC Slavia Praha
Timrå IK
Nashville Predators
HC Sparta Praha
HIFK
Jokerit
HC Kladno
BK Mladá Boleslav
HK 36 Skalica
HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Plzeň
HC Fassa
NHL draft 79th overall, 1997
New York Islanders
129th overall, 1998
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 19962014

Robert Schnabel (born November 10, 1978) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 22 games in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators between 2002 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1996 to 2014, was mainly spent in various European leagues.

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Playing career

Schnabel was drafted by the New York Islanders in round 3, #79 overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and again by the Phoenix Coyotes in round 5, #129 overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

He was a product of HC Slavia Praha in the Czech league. After several seasons in North America, including 22 National Hockey League games for the Nashville Predators, Schnabel returned to Europe to represent first his hometown team in Prague and then HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga. In January 2007, Schnabel's contract with HIFK was terminated upon the arrival of Billy Tibbetts, as the SM-liiga only allowed a team to dress four foreign-born players per game, and Tibbets was HIFK's fifth foreign player. Schnabel was subsequently signed by Jokerit of the same league. He played for BK Mladá Boleslav on loan from HC Kladno.

During his two seasons at the Manchester Phoenix, Schnabel won an EPIHL League Championship winners medal as well as both winners and runners-up medals in the Playoffs. In 2013–14, he was named to the EPIHL's First All Star Team by Ice Hockey Journalists.[ citation needed ]

His retirement from hockey was announced via the Manchester Phoenix on 7 April 2014, the day after Phoenix lost 5–3 in the EPIHL Playoff Final to Basingstoke Bison at the Skydome Arena in Coventry.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 HC Slavia Praha U20 CZE U20351161714
1995–96HC Slavia Praha U20CZE U2038358
1996–97HC Slavia Praha U20CZE U2036527
1996–97 HC Slavia Praha CZE 4000410000
1997–98 Red Deer Rebels WHL 6112223143500016
1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 7717815531014
1998–99 Red Deer RebelsWHL10002
1999–00 Springfield FalconsAHL402810133500014
2000–01 Springfield FalconsAHL2212338
2000–01 Timrå IK SWE 1602272
2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 10000
2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL67279130
2002–03 Nashville PredatorsNHL10000
2002–03 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL6236917860000
2003–04 Nashville PredatorsNHL2003334
2003–04 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL1110127
2004–05 HC Sparta Praha CZE4714585400012
2005–06 HIFK FIN 51311141651100063
2006–07 HIFKFIN32134120
2006–07 Jokerit FIN1202216900020
2007–08 HC Kladno CZE34011133
2007–08 BK Mladá Boleslav CZE-2 300021513474
2008–09 BK Mladá BoleslavCZE4514575
2008–09 HC Benátky nad Jizerou CZE-230116
2009–10 HK 36 Skalica SVK 410447761122
2010–11 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK2614543
2010–11 KLH Chomutov CZE-250008100008
2011–12 HC Plzeň 1929 CZE901131
2011–12 HC Fassa ITA 265101583401110
2012–13 Manchester Phoenix EPIHL 458182612642248
2013–14Manchester PhoenixEPIHL5311324317040112
CZE totals139210123281100018
NHL totals2203334

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Czech Republic WJC 70002
Junior totals70002