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Czechia Petr Sýkora
#17 SC Bern / NLA - 12/13
3-time World Championship Gold Medal 3
2-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 2
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
1-time NL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Nov 19, 1976
Position
RW
Age
48
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Plzen, CZE
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Plzen
Status
Retired
Drafted
1995 round 1 #18 overall by New Jersey Devils

Sýkora owns great scoring instincts and a terrific shot to go along with it. On the downside, he can be inconsistent and lose some physical battles.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Son: Nicolas Sykora

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Petr Sýkora Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 HC Plzen U18 Czechoslovakia U18 31* 57* 20* 77* -* -* |
HC Plzen U20 Czechoslovakia U20 30* 50* 50* 100* -* -* |
1992-93 HC Plzeň Czechoslovakia 19* 12* 5* 17* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia U18 EJC-18 6* 6* 0* 6* 20* -* |
1993-94 HC Plzeň Czechia 37* 10* 16* 26* 8* -2* | Relegation 4 0 1 1 2 -1
Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 13* 4* 5* 9* 8* 0* |
Czechia U18 EJC-18 5* 5* 4* 9* 4* 5* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 2* 8* 6* 3* |
1994-95 Detroit Vipers IHL 29* 12* 17* 29* 16* 10* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 63* 18* 24* 42* 32* 7* |
Albany River Rats AHL 5* 4* 1* 5* 0* 1* |
Czechia (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1996-97 New Jersey Devils NHL 19* 1* 2* 3* 4* -8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 1
Albany River Rats AHL 43* 20* 25* 45* 48* 19* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 2 -2
Czechia WCup 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
1997-98 New Jersey Devils NHL 58* 16* 20* 36* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Albany River Rats AHL 2* 4* 1* 5* 0* 1* |
Czechia WC 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
1998-99 New Jersey Devils NHL 80* 29* 43* 72* 22* 16* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 4 -3
Czechia WC 6* 1* 5* 6* 14* 4* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 1* 5* 6* 14* -* |
1999-00 New Jersey Devils NHL 79* 25* 43* 68* 26* 24* | Playoffs 23 9 8 17 10 8
2000-01 New Jersey Devils NHL 73* 35* 46* 81* 32* 36* | Playoffs 25 10 12 22 12 15
2001-02 New Jersey Devils NHL 73* 21* 27* 48* 44* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 1
Czechia OG 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* 3* |
2002-03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82* 34* 25* 59* 24* -7* | Playoffs 21 4 9 13 12 3
2003-04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 81* 23* 29* 52* 34* -9* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2004-05 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 45* 18* 13* 31* 46* 20* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 8 -1
Czechia WCup 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Czechia WC 9* 2* 1* 3* 4* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 20* 6* 2* 8* 6* -* |
2005-06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 34* 7* 13* 20* 28* 1* |
New York Rangers NHL 40* 16* 15* 31* 22* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -5
2006-07 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82* 22* 31* 53* 40* -20* |
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81* 28* 35* 63* 41* 1* | Playoffs 20 6 3 9 16 2
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 76* 25* 21* 46* 36* 3* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 -3
2009-10 Minnesota Wild NHL 14* 2* 1* 3* 8* -7* |
2010-11 HC Plzeň 1929 Czechia 13* 5* 8* 13* 14* 4* |
Dynamo Minsk KHL 28* 8* 8* 16* 58* -8* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -2
2011-12 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 21* 23* 44* 40* 4* | Playoffs 18 2 3 5 6 3
2012-13 SC Bern NLA 5* 2* 2* 4* 0* 0* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 0

Petr Sýkora Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Spengler Cup 4* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* |
Czechia EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 HC Plzeň 1929 ET 4* 3* 4* 7* 2* -* |

Petr Sýkora Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 50* 28* 27* 55* 1.10* 48* 21* | 1 4 1 * 4 * 5 * 1.25 * 2 * -2 *
Czechia 2 50* 15* 24* 39* 0.78* 22* 2* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 2 * -1 *
Czechoslovakia 1 19* 12* 5* 17* 0.89* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia U18 1 31* 57* 20* 77* 2.48* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia U20 1 30* 50* 50* 100* 3.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 2 11* 11* 4* 15* 1.36* 24* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 4* 3* 4* 7* 1.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 42* 16* 22* 38* 0.90* 24* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
International 6 41* 8* 11* 19* 0.46* 24* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 28* 8* 8* 16* 0.57* 58* -8* | 1 7 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.29 * 4 * -2 *
NHL 15 1 017* 323* 398* 721* 0.71* 433* 58* | 11 133 34 * 40 * 74 * 0.56 * 62 * 22 *
NLA (NL) 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 0* 0* | 1 4 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.75 * 2 * 0 *
OG 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia 1 45* 18* 13* 31* 0.69* 46* 20* | 1 5 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.00 * 8 * -1 *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 1* 4* 5* 1.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 21* 3* 8* 11* 0.52* 20* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 10* 6* 2* 8* 0.80* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Petr Sýkora Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/17/2014
03/17/2014 Confirmed No team Retired
01/28/2013
01/28/2013 Confirmed No team SC Bern
10/05/2011
10/05/2011 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
09/13/2011
09/13/2011 Confirmed HC Plzeň 1929 New Jersey Devils
08/25/2011
08/25/2011 Confirmed Dynamo Minsk HC Plzeň 1929
11/16/2010
11/16/2010 Confirmed HC Plzeň 1929 Dynamo Minsk
10/05/2010
10/05/2010 Confirmed Minnesota Wild HC Plzeň 1929
09/17/2009
09/17/2009 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Albany River Rats

Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks

Cult/Star player for HC Plzen

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Career transactions
- 2014-03-17 • Announced his retirement
- 2010-10-05 • Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the HC Plzen
- 2009-09-17 • Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a one-year contract
- 2007-07-02 • Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year contract
- 2006-08-11 • Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Edmonton Oilers to a one-year contract
- 2006-01-08 • Traded to the New York Rangers w/ a 2007 4th rounder for Maxim Kondratiev
- 2004-08-12 • Signed to a lockout contract by Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2003-09-14 • Re-signed by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to a three-year contract
- 2002-07-06 • Traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim w/ Igor Pohanka, Mike Commodore and J.F. Damphousse for Jeff Friesen, Oleg Tverdovsky and Maxim Balmochnykh
- 2001-08-16 • Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils to a two-year contract

Other memorable dates
- 1995-10-28 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tom Barrasso)
- 1995-10-28 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)