This article is about the ice hockey player from Pilsen. For the Petr Sykora from Pardubice, see Petr Sýkora (ice hockey b. 1978)
| Petr Sýkora | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 19, 1976 Plzen, CS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Anaheim Ducks New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
18th overall, 1995 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1992–present | ||
Petr Sýkora (born November 19, 1976 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) is an ice hockey player, currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers.
Playing career
Sykora was a first-round pick of the New Jersey Devils, 18th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Among that draft class, only Jarome Iginla has scored more points.
Sykora began his NHL career in 1995 with the New Jersey Devils. As part of the A Line with Patrik Elias and Jason Arnott, he helped lead the team to the 1999-2000 Stanley Cup championship, and was a game away from winning a second Cup in 2001. That year, Sykora has career highs in goals (35), assists (46), and points (81). Sykora, along with linemate Patrik Elias, developed into solid NHL regulars.
Traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2002 for Jeff Friesen and Oleg Tverdovsky, Sýkora was instrumental in carrying the Mighty Ducks to the Stanley Cup Finals the following year, when they lost to the Devils and his former teammates. He scored the game-winning overtime goal in the fourth-longest playoff game in NHL history on April 24, 2003.
While the NHL lockout was in effect, Sykora played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Super League, scoring 31 points in 45 games.
During the 2005-06 NHL season, he and the management of the Mighty Ducks no longer saw eye-to-eye and Sykora called Rangers general manager Glen Sather, asking to join the Rangers via trade. The trade was eventually agreed to and executed on January 9, 2006 with the Rangers getting Sykora in exchange for young defenceman Maxim Kondratiev and the return of a 4th round draft pick the Rangers had previously traded to Anaheim.
It was announced on July 7, 2006 that Petr would not return to the Rangers for the 2006-07 season. On August 11, he signed a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991-92 | Plzen Jr | Czech-Jr. | 30 | 50 | 50 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | HC Lasselsberger Plzeň | Czech | 19 | 12 | 5 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | HC Lasselsberger Plzeň | CzRep | 37 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -- | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -- | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1999-00 | 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 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 82 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2003-04 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 81 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 45 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2005-06 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 34 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 40 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL Totals | 682 | 225 | 287 | 512 | 290* | 88 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 40 | ||||
Career highlights
- Youngest player ever to appear in an IHL game (17 years, 71 days)
- Scored a goal in his NHL debut on October 28, 1995, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- NHL Rookie of the Month (December 1995)
- Scored 20 goals or more in six straight seasons (1998-99 through 2003-04)