Petr Svoboda

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Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Gold 1998 Nagano Ice hockey

Petr Svoboda (born February 14, 1966 in Most, Czechoslovakia) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who was the first Czech to play over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League. In 1984, the teenaged Svoboda had participated in the world Under-18 ice hockey championships in the former West Germany as a part of the Czechoslovak team, and after playing one game, he defected to the West. That spring, he was selected fifth overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Throughout his NHL career he played for the Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1986. He also participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan, winning a gold medal with the Czech team. He scored the only final goal against Russia, the goal that brought gold medal for Czechs. He retired in 2001.

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--- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1984-85  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    73    4   27   31   65   7   1   1   2  12
1985-86  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    73    1   18   19   93   8   0   0   0  21
1986-87  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    70    5   17   22   63  14   0   5   5  10
1987-88  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    69    7   22   29  149  10   0   5   5  12
1988-89  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    71    8   37   45  147  21   1  11  12  16
1989-90  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    60    5   31   36   98  10   0   5   5   2
1990-91  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    60    4   22   26   52   2   0   1   1   2
1991-92  Montreal 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  Litvinov CHP HC             Czech   8    2    0    2    0
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  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                       1028   58  341  399 1605 127   4  45  49 135

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