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 year.

Despite a 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, Aaron Ekblad had a stellar game and assisted on all three Panthers goals. That production helped him break the franchise record for most points by a defenseman (291). “It’s been a fun ride. I’ve learned a lot along the way and I wouldn’t be anywhere near […]

Aaron Ekblad skated against the St. Louis Blues at FLA Live Arena (now Amerant Bank Arena). While he didn’t record any points in that game, he’s more than made up for it. On March 17, 2022, Ekblad had a three-assist night against the Vegas Golden Knights. His third helper marked Ekblad’s 291st career point, which […]

It took less than three seasons for Keith Yandle to make a historic mark in South Florida. During a 4-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes, his former team, Yandle assisted a 2nd period Mike Hoffman goal. The assist gave Yandle his 58th point of the season, breaking Robert Svehla’s franchise record for most points in […]

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 game-used wooden hockey stick.

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 (during which he likely wore these gloves), scoring 8 goals and 49 assists for 57 points. Not […]

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 with the Panthers, 1994-2002. Although we can’t be certain how many times Svehla wore these skates during his […]

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 played 247 games and notched 147 points.

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,” said teammate and fellow All-Star John Vanbiesbrouck. Head coach Doug MacLean agreed, noting with a laugh that he saw Svehla “smile a couple […]

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.