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 then worked as a player agent.[1][2] In May 2020, he became co-owner and director of hockey operations for Lausanne HC in Switzerland.[3]
^. Tampa Bay Lightning. May 1, 2002. Archived from the original on June 7, 2002. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^"Flyers A-Z: Svoboda, Petr". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^"Une nouvelle ère pour le Lausanne HC". www.laliberte.ch (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-08.
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petr, svoboda, other, people, named, disambiguation, born, february, 1966, czech, former, professional, hockey, defenceman, played, seasons, national, hockey, league, montreal, canadiens, buffalo, sabres, philadelphia, flyers, tampa, lightning, first, czech, p. For other people named Petr Svoboda see Petr Svoboda disambiguation 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 Petr SvobodaBorn 1966 02 14 February 14 1966 age 57 Most CzechoslovakiaHeight6 ft 1 in 185 cm Weight190 lb 86 kg 13 st 8 lb PositionDefenceShotLeftPlayed forCHZ LitvinovMontreal CanadiensBuffalo SabresPhiladelphia FlyersTampa Bay LightningNational team Czech RepublicNHL Draft5th overall 1984Montreal CanadiensPlaying career1982 2001He is currently the director of hockey operations for Lausanne HC Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 2 1 Regular season and playoffs 2 2 International 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career EditIn 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 then worked as a player agent 1 2 In May 2020 he became co owner and director of hockey operations for Lausanne HC in Switzerland 3 Career statistics EditRegular season and playoffs Edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1982 83 TJ CHZ Litvinov TCH 4 0 0 0 2 1983 84 TJ CHZ Litvinov TCH 18 3 1 4 20 1984 85 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 4 27 31 65 7 1 1 2 121985 86 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 1 18 19 93 8 0 0 0 211986 87 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 5 17 22 63 14 0 5 5 101987 88 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 7 22 29 149 10 0 5 5 121988 89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 8 37 45 147 21 1 11 12 161989 90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 5 31 36 98 10 0 5 5 21990 91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 4 22 26 52 2 0 1 1 21991 92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 58 5 16 21 94 1991 92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13 1 6 7 52 7 1 4 5 61992 93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 40 2 24 26 59 1993 94 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 2 14 16 89 3 0 0 0 41994 95 HC Litvinov 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 81995 96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 1 28 29 105 12 0 6 6 221996 97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67 2 12 14 94 16 1 2 3 161997 98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 56 3 15 18 83 3 0 1 1 41998 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 1 028 58 341 399 1 605 127 4 45 49 135International Edit Olympic medal recordMen s Ice hockey 1998 Nagano Ice hockeyYear Team Event GP G A Pts PIM1983 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 0 0 0 81984 Czechoslovakia WJC 7 0 4 4 161984 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 1 1 2 161998 Czech Republic OG 6 1 1 2 39Junior totals 17 1 5 6 40Senior totals 6 1 1 2 39See also EditList of NHL players with 1000 games playedReferences Edit LIGHTNING DEFENSEMAN PETR SVOBODA RETIRES Tampa Bay Lightning May 1 2002 Archived from the original on June 7 2002 Retrieved March 11 2023 Flyers A Z Svoboda Petr Philadelphia Flyers Retrieved March 11 2023 Une nouvelle ere pour le Lausanne HC www laliberte ch in French Retrieved 2020 07 08 External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey DatabasePreceded byAlfie Turcotte Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick1984 Succeeded byShayne Corson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petr Svoboda amp oldid 1169325539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
