234. Petr Svoboda

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Petr Svoboda quietly carved out a long and fruitful career in the NHL where he played 1,028 Games. Svoboda didn’t actually enter the National Hockey League in the quietest of ways, as he was a Czechoslovakian defector but it proved advantageous quickly as he was a member of the Stanley Cup Championship Montreal Canadians in his second year in the league.

While Svoboda would score a more than respectable 399 Points in the NHL his defensive prowess really shine through. He was in the top ten in Defensive Point Shares five times including being the league leader in the 1987-88 season. He is firmly entrenched in the top 50 all-time in that statistic.

The Bullet Points

Country of Origin: Post, Czechoslovakia
Eligible Since: Thursday, 01 January 2004
Position: Defence
Played For: Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning
Non-NHL Teams: Team Czech Republic (Olympics 1998)
Major Accolades and Awards:
All-Star (1) (2000)

Most Defensive Point Shares (1) (1988)

Stanley Cup Rings (1) Montreal Canadians, 1986)
Olympic Gold Medal (1) (Czech Republic, 1998)