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Robert Svehla in the 1992 NHL Draft

Calgary Flames selected Robert Svehla 78th overall in the 1992 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 4.

He was the third of the 3 Slovaks selected that year. It was the fourth of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1992, 125 have played in the NHL regular season. His 655 games put him 25th in the class.

Overall pick
78
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 6
Drafting team
CGYCalgary Flames
Date
Age at the draft
23 years

Picks 75–81 in the 1992 draft

  1. 75Jan CalounR24 GP · 14 PSJS
  2. 76Ian McIntyreLQUE
  3. 77Nikolai BorschevskyR162 GP · 122 PTOR
  4. 78Robert SvehlaD655 GP · 335 PCGY
  5. 79Kevin SmythL58 GP · 14 PHFD
  6. 80Dean MelansonD9 GP · 0 PBUF
  7. 81Jason McBainD9 GP · 0 PHFD

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1992 class

3rd
of 3 Slovaks selected
25th
of 86 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Slovaks selected

  1. 9Robert PetrovickyC208 GP · 65 PHFD
  2. 35Jozef CiernyL1 GP · 0 PBUF
  3. 78Robert SvehlaD655 GP · 335 PCGY

The road to the NHL

Robert Svehla made his NHL debut on April 20, 1995, 2 years and 304 days after the draft.

655
Games
68
Goals
267
Assists
335
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Calgary Flames picks in the 1992 draft