Robert Schnabel (ice hockey)

Czech ice hockey player

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Ice hockey player

Robert Schnabel

Born|  (1978-11-10) November 10, 1978 (age 45)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height|  6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight|  238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb)
Position|  Defence
Shot|  Left
Played for|  HC Slavia Praha
Timrå IK
Nashville Predators
HC Sparta Praha
HIFK
Jokerit
HC Kladno
BK Mladá Boleslav
HK 36 Skalica
HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Plzeň
HC Fassa
NHL draft|  79th overall, 1997
New York Islanders
129th overall, 1998
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career|  1996-2014

Robert Schnabel (born November 10, 1978) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 22 games in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators between 2002 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1996 to 2014, was mainly spent in various European leagues.

## Playing career[edit]

Schnabel was drafted by the New York Islanders in round 3, #79 overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and again by the Phoenix Coyotes in round 5, #129 overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

He was a product of HC Slavia Praha in the Czech league. After several seasons in North America, including 22 National Hockey League games for the Nashville Predators, Schnabel returned to Europe to represent first his hometown team in Prague and then HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga. In January 2007 Schnabel's contract with HIFK was terminated upon arrival of Billy Tibbetts, as the SM-liiga only allowed a team to dress four foreign-born players per game, and Tibbets was HIFK's fifth foreign player. Schnabel was subsequently signed by Jokerit of the same league. He played for BK Mladá Boleslav on loan from HC Kladno.

During his two seasons at the Manchester Phoenix, Schnabel won an EPIHL League Championship winners medal as well as both winners and runners-up medals in the Playoffs. In 2013–14 he was named to the EPIHL's First All Star Team by Ice Hockey Journalists.[citation needed]

His retirement from hockey was announced via the Manchester Phoenix on 7 April 2014, the day after Phoenix lost 5–3 in the EPIHL Playoff Final to Basingstoke Bison at the Skydome Arena in Coventry.

## Career statistics[edit]

### Regular season and playoffs[edit]

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Season | Team  | League  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM
1994–95  | HC Slavia Praha U20 | CZE U20  | 35 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 14  | — | — | — | — | —
1995–96  | HC Slavia Praha U20  | CZE U20  | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | —  | — | — | — | — | —
1996–97  | HC Slavia Praha U20  | CZE U20  | 36 | 5 | 2 | 7 | —  | — | — | — | — | —
1996–97 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1997–98 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 61 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 143  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16
1998–99 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 77 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 155  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4
1998–99 | Red Deer Rebels  | WHL  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2  | — | — | — | — | —
1999–00 | Springfield Falcons  | AHL  | 40 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 133  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14
2000–01 | Springfield Falcons  | AHL  | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 38  | — | — | — | — | —
2000–01 | Timrå IK | SWE | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 72  | — | — | — | — | —
2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL  | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 130  | — | — | — | — | —
2002–03 | Nashville Predators  | NHL  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals  | AHL  | 62 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 178  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2003–04 | Nashville Predators  | NHL  | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34  | — | — | — | — | —
2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals  | AHL  | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27  | — | — | — | — | —
2004–05 | HC Sparta Praha | CZE  | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 85  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12
2005–06 | HIFK | FIN | 51 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 165  | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63
2006–07 | HIFK  | FIN  | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 120  | — | — | — | — | —
2006–07  | Jokerit | FIN  | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16  | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20
2007–08 | HC Kladno | CZE  | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 133  | — | — | — | — | —
2007–08 | BK Mladá Boleslav | CZE-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2  | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 74
2008–09 | BK Mladá Boleslav  | CZE  | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 75  | — | — | — | — | —
2008–09 | HC Benátky nad Jizerou | CZE-2  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6  | — | — | — | — | —
2009–10 | HK 36 Skalica | SVK | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 77  | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
2010–11 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK  | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 43  | — | — | — | — | —
2010–11 | KLH Chomutov | CZE-2  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8  | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8
2011–12 | HC Plzeň 1929 | CZE  | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31  | — | — | — | — | —
2011–12 | HC Fassa | ITA | 26 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 83  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10
2012–13  | Manchester Phoenix | EPIHL | 45 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 126  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8
2013–14  | Manchester Phoenix  | EPIHL  | 53 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 170  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
CZE totals  | 139 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 328  | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18
NHL totals  | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34  | — | — | — | — | —

### International[edit]

Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM

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1998 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
Junior totals  | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2

## External links[edit]

* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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