Petr Sýkora
Petr Sýkora | |||
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Born |
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | November 19, 1976||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
New Jersey Devils Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota Wild SC Bern | ||
National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL draft |
18th overall, 1995 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 1992–2013 |
Petr Sýkora (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈsiːkora]; born November 19, 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota Wild. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, having won with the Devils in 2000 and the Penguins in 2009. Sýkora played in six Stanley Cup Finals in his NHL career.
Playing career
Before being drafted, Sýkora spent several seasons in the
In the
However, the next season, Sýkora's offensive production dropped to just 48 points, and the before the start of the 2002–03 season, he was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for forward Jeff Friesen and defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky.[5] In his first season with Anaheim, Sýkora appeared in his third Stanley Cup Finals, but lost to his former Devils teammates. En route to the finals, he scored the game-winning, quintuple-overtime goal in the fourth-longest playoff game in NHL history in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semi-finals against the Dallas Stars.
While the
After completing the season with New York, it was announced on July 7, 2006, that Sýkora would not return to the Rangers, and he was subsequently signed to a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers. On a line with countryman Aleš Hemský, Sýkora maintained the previous few seasons' scoring output and managed 53 points.
In July 2007, Sýkora signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent. After initially playing with Sidney Crosby, Sýkora was later lined up with Evgeni Malkin after Crosby suffered an injury towards the end of the season. Benefiting from his high-caliber linemates, Sýkora enjoyed his best offensive season since 2000–01, tallying 63 points.
Reaching the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings, Sýkora scored a triple-overtime goal on the powerplay in Game 5 after previously telling on-ice reporter Pierre McGuire he would score the game-winner.[6] With the Penguins down 3–1 in the series, Sýkora's goal forced a Game 6. However, the Penguins could not stave off elimination for a second straight game and lost the Cup to Detroit. The series marked Sýkora's fourth time playing in a Stanley Cup Finals.
The following season, on December 11, 2008, Sýkora scored his eighth, ninth and tenth goals of the season for his first career NHL hat-trick against the New York Islanders at Mellon Arena.[7] Sýkora had previously recorded 38 career two-goal games in his career, the all-time NHL record for most two-goal games without a single hat-trick.[8] Later that season, on April 7, 2009, Sýkora scored his 300th career NHL goal in a 6–4 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[9] In early May 2009, Sýkora began struggling with a shoulder injury. He finished his second season in Pittsburgh with 25 goals and 46 points over 76 games. Bolstering their lineup at the trade deadline, the Penguins acquired wingers Bill Guerin and Chris Kunitz, resulting in decreased ice time for Sýkora. During the 2009 playoffs, he was regularly made a healthy scratch. He played in seven of the Penguins' 24 post-season games as the team returned to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Red Wings for the second straight year. Sýkora made his first appearance of the series in Game 6, but injured his right foot blocking a shot six minutes into the contest. Sidelined for the deciding Game 7, he forced his swelled foot into a skate to join the Penguins on the ice for their post-game celebration after defeating the Red Wings 2–1. Although Sýkora won the trophy with the Devils in 2000, he was unable to lift the Stanley Cup after a hit sent him to the hospital the night of the victory.[4]
In the off-season, Sýkora was not re-signed by the Penguins and he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2009. Without an NHL contract, Sýkora accepted a tryout with the Minnesota Wild on September 14.[10] Three days later, the Wild signed him to a one-year, $1.6 million contract on September 17.[11] He suffered a concussion early in the 2009–10 season, however, and was sidelined for two months. Through 14 games, he had recorded just three points and was placed on waivers by the Wild on January 19, 2010.[12] On January 28, the Wild announced that Sýkora had cleared unconditional waivers, officially making him an unrestricted free agent.
Without an NHL contract, Sýkora returned to Europe, signing with
On September 12, 2011, it was announced that Sýkora would attend the New Jersey Devils' training camp on a tryout, hoping to return to the team that drafted him into the NHL. On October 5, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the Devils worth $650,000.[13]
On March 2, 2012, Sýkora played in his 1,000th career NHL game.
International play
Medal record | ||
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Representing Czech Republic | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships
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1999 Lillehammer | ||
2005 Vienna | ||
1998 Zurich | ||
European Junior Championships | ||
1993 Poland | ||
1994 Finland |
In
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | HC Škoda Plzeň | TCH U20 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | HC Škoda Plzeň | TCH
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19 | 12 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | HC Škoda Plzeň | ELH | 37 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 29 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 63 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 43 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 58 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
1999–2000 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 79 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | ||
2000–01 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 73 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 12 | ||
2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 73 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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NHL | 82 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | ||
2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 81 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 45 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 34 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 40 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | ||
2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | HC Plzeň 1929 | ELH | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 28 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
2012–13 | SC Bern | NLA
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5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 1,017 | 323 | 398 | 721 | 455 | 133 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 62 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1993 | Czech Republic | EJC | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 | |
1994 | Czech Republic | EJC | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
1994 | Czech Republic | WJC
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7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
1995 | Czech Republic | WJC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1996 | Czech Republic | WCH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1998 | Czech Republic | WC
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6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
1999 | Czech Republic | WC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
2002 | Czech Republic | OG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2004 | Czech Republic | WCH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2005 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 21 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 30 | |||
Senior totals | 29 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 |
See also
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
References
- ^ "Petr Sykora Official Player Page". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ "Petr Sykora". NHL Players Association. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ "Dreger: Sykora on Crutches, Will Likely Miss Game 7". TSN. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ a b Prague Post
- New York Times. 2002-07-07. Retrieved 2002-07-07.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Penguins marvel at Petr Sykora's called-shot goal". International Herald Tribune. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ Anderson, Shelly (2008-12-11). "Hat tricks help Penguins snap losing streak". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ "Sykora's hat trick lifts Pens over Islanders". MSNBC. 2008-12-11. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ Molinari, Dave (2009-04-07). "Petr Sykora's 300th career goal blunts Tampa Bay rally from a 4-0 deficit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune. 2009-09-14. Archived from the originalon 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Wild strengthen offence with Sykora". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Wild put slumping Sykora on waivers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ "Devils sign Sykora to one-year deal; Parise named captain". www.tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database