Three Panthers — John Vanbiesbrouck, Robert Svehla and Esa Tikkanen — represented their respective countries at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Tikkanen’s Finnish team ended up winning the bronze medal that ...

Robert Svehla played nearly his full NHL career with the Panthers, from 1994-2002. He played 573 games, notched 229 assists and racked up 290 points. At least some of those stats were earned with this ...

Robert Svehla had a solid grip on his game when he arrived in the NHL. While he was technically a rookie during the 1994-1995 season when he appeared in 5 games, Svehla played 81 games the next season ...

If you want to know what kind of life a defenseman has led, look at his skates. These Air 90s are scuffed, dinged and rusted … and definitely saw their share of action during Robert Svehla’s tenure wi ...

Robert Svehla played nearly his full NHL career with the Panthers, from 1994-2002. He wore this particular jersey sometime between the 1994-1995 and 1997-1998 seasons, during which time the defenseman ...

Robert Svehla was known throughout his career for shying away from media attention. So how did the defenseman react to the spotlight of his first-ever All-Star Game? “I think Robert’s enjoying this,” ...

Robert Svehla was a Panther from 1994 until 2002 and played 573 games over his eight seasons. He was part of the Panthers playoffs teams in 1996 and 1997, and he was a 1998 Olympian for Slovakia.

The 2001-2002 season was Robert Svehla’s last with the Panthers. After breaking into the league with Florida in 1994, the defenseman played 573 games with the team, notching 290 points.

Defenseman Robert Svehla was selected to the Eastern Conference’s reserve roster at the 1997 All-Star Game. When he got into the action, Svehla made the most of it, contributing two assists in less th ...

Defenseman Robert Svehla was on the ice in nearly every game during his eight years with the Panthers. By missing just six games during his tenure with the team, Svehla earned the nickname “iron man.” ...