Petr Svoboda

#23 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 00/01

Date of Birth: Feb 14, 1966
Age: 60
Place of Birth: Most, CZE
Nation: Czechia / Canada
Youth Team: HC Litvinov
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Petr Svoboda Facts

Player Type: Defensive DefensemanPhysical Defenseman
Drafted: 1984 round 1 #5 overall by Montréal Canadiens

Brother: Karel Svoboda
Nephew: Karel Svoboda

Team Staff profile also available: Petr Svoboda

Petr Svoboda Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1981-1982	HC Litvinov U16	Czechoslovakia U16	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	HC Litvinov U18	Czechoslovakia U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	TJ Litvínov	Czechoslovakia	4	0	0	0	2	-
1982-1983	Czechoslovakia U18	EJC-18	5	0	0	0	8	-
1983-1984	HC Litvinov U18	Czechoslovakia U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983-1984	TJ Litvínov	Czechoslovakia	18	3	1	4	20	-
1983-1984	Czechoslovakia U18	EJC-18	5	1	1	2	16	-
1983-1984	Czechoslovakia U20	WJC-20	7	0	4	4	16	-
1984-1985	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	73	4	27	31	65	16	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	12	0
1985-1986	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	73	1	18	19	93	24	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	21	2
1986-1987	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	70	5	17	22	63	14	Playoffs	14	0	5	5	10	-1
1987-1988	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	69	7	22	29	149	46	Playoffs	10	0	5	5	12	1
1988-1989	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	71	8	37	45	147	28	Playoffs	21	1	11	12	16	-3
1989-1990	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	60	5	31	36	98	20	Playoffs	10	0	5	5	7	7
1990-1991	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	60	4	22	26	52	5	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-1
1991-1992	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	58	5	16	21	94	9
1991-1992	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	13	1	6	7	52	-8	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	6	0
1992-1993	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	40	2	24	26	59	3
1993-1994	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	60	2	14	16	89	11	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-1
1994-1995	HC Litvínov Lockout	Czechia	8	2	0	2	50	-2
1994-1995	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	26	0	5	5	60	-5
1994-1995	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	11	0	3	3	10	0	Playoffs	14	0	4	4	8	5
1995-1996	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	73	1	28	29	105	28	Playoffs	12	0	6	6	22	6
1996-1997	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	67	2	12	14	94	10	Playoffs	16	1	2	3	16	4
1997-1998	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	56	3	15	18	83	19	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	-1
1997-1998	Czechia (all)	International	6	1	1	2	39	-
1997-1998	Czechia Olympics	OG	6	1	1	2	39	5
1998-1999	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	25	4	2	6	28	5
1998-1999	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	34	1	16	17	53	-4
1999-2000	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	70	2	23	25	170	-11
2000-2001	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	19	1	3	4	41	-4

Petr Svoboda Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1990-1991	Montréal Canadiens	Fr-Tour	3	0	0	0	27	-

Petr Svoboda Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Czechia	1	8	2	0	2	0.25	50	-2	0
Czechoslovakia	2	22	3	1	4	0.18	22	-	0
Czechoslovakia U16	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Czechoslovakia U18	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
EJC-18	2	10	1	1	2	0.20	24	-	0
Fr-Tour	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	27	-	0
International	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	39	-	0
NHL	17	1028	58	341	399	0.39	1605	206	13	127	4	45	49	0.39	140	18
OG	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	39	5	0
WJC-20	1	7	0	4	4	0.57	16	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Petr Svoboda Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Buffalo Sabres	4	139	5	49	54	0.39	260	1	2	10	1	4	5	0.50	10	-1
Czechia (all)	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	39	-	0
Czechia Olympics	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	39	5	0
Czechoslovakia U18	2	10	1	1	2	0.20	24	-	0
Czechoslovakia U20	1	7	0	4	4	0.57	16	-	0
HC Litvinov	3	30	5	1	6	0.20	72	-2*	0
HC Litvinov U16	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
HC Litvinov U18	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Montréal Canadiens	8	537	39	190	229	0.43	788	162*	7	72	2	28	30	0.42	80	5
Philadelphia Flyers	5	232	10	60	70	0.30	320	62	4	45	1	13	14	0.31	50	14
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	123	4	42	46	0.37	264	-19	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Petr Svoboda Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1982-1983	U18 EJC All-Star Team U18 EJC Best Defenseman U18 EJC Bronze Medal
1983-1984	U18 EJC Silver Medal U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1985-1986	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1997-1998	Olympic Clinching Goal Olympic Gold Medal Olympic Most Penalized Player (39)

Petr Svoboda Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Career transactions
- 2002-05-03 • Announced his retirement
- 1998-12-28 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Karl Dykhuis
- 1995-04-07 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Garry Galley
- 1992-03-10 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Kevin Haller

Other memorable dates
- 1984-10-18 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Los Angeles Kings vs. Darren Eliot)
- 1984-10-11 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Buffalo Sabres)