Michal Sýkora

Date of Birth: Jul 05, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Pardubice, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: HC Pardubice
Position: D
Height: 196 cm / 6'5"
Weight: 106 kg / 234 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Michal Sýkora Facts

Player Type: Defensive DefensemanPhysical DefensemanPuck-Moving Defenseman
Drafted: 1992 round 6 #123 overall by San Jose Sharks

Has a good touch with the puck, uses his reach very well and has a good transition game.
— Marcel Comeau (Tacoma Rockets Head Coach) 1992

Michal Sýkora Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1990-1991	HC Dynamo Pardubice U20	Czechoslovakia U20	40	17	26	43	45	-
1990-1991	TJ Pardubice	Czechoslovakia	2	0	0	0	0	-
1990-1991	Czechoslovakia U18	EJC-18	5	0	0	0	0	-
1991-1992	Tacoma Rockets	WHL	61	13	23	36	66	-	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	2	-
1992-1993	Tacoma Rockets	WHL	70	23	50	73	73	-	Playoffs	7	4	8	12	2	-
1993-1994	San Jose Sharks	NHL	22	1	4	5	14	-4
1993-1994	Kansas City Blades	IHL	47	5	11	16	30	-19
1994-1995	San Jose Sharks	NHL	16	0	4	4	10	6
1994-1995	Kansas City Blades	IHL	36	1	10	11	30	-4
1995-1996	San Jose Sharks	NHL	79	4	16	20	54	-14
1995-1996	Czechia	WC	8	0	1	1	6	14
1995-1996	Czechia (all)	International	16	1	1	2	8	-
1996-1997	San Jose Sharks	NHL	35	2	5	7	59	0
1996-1997	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	28	1	9	10	10	4	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-2
1996-1997	Czechia	WCup	3	0	0	0	2	-2
1997-1998	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	28	1	3	4	12	-10
1997-1998	Indianapolis Ice	IHL	6	0	0	0	4	-4
1997-1998	HC Pardubice	Czechia	1	1	0	1	2	1
1998-1999	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	24	4	9	13	32	19	Playoffs	8	2	0	2	12	2
1998-1999	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	10	1	2	3	0	-7
1999-2000	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	48	11	14	25	89	37	Playoffs	9	5	3	8	8	5
1999-2000	Czechia	WC	9	5	3	8	16	7
1999-2000	Czechia (all)	International	20	5	4	9	22	-
2000-2001	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	49	5	11	16	26	9	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	0
2001-2002	HC Pardubice	Czechia	49	7	11	18	111	17	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	26	5
2001-2002	Czechia Olympics	OG	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2001-2002	Czechia	WC	7	1	2	3	12	3
2001-2002	Czechia (all)	International	19	2	6	8	24	5
2002-2003	HC Pardubice	Czechia	45	6	17	23	58	26	Playoffs	8	4	5	9	6	-1
2002-2003	Czechia (all)	International	11	1	3	4	37	-
2003-2004	HC Pardubice "C"	Czechia	45	11	14	25	26	15	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	8	2
2003-2004	Czechia (all)	International	3	0	0	0	6	-
2004-2005	HC Pardubice	Czechia	2	0	1	1	2	1

Michal Sýkora Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1998-1999	HC Sparta Praha	Euro HL	2	2	2	4	0	-	Playoffs	2	2	2	4	4	-
1999-2000	HC Sparta Praha	Euro HL	4	2	0	2	6	-2	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	6	1
1999-2000	Czechia	EHT	10	0	0	0	6	-
2001-2002	Czechia	EHT	7	1	4	5	12	3
2002-2003	Czechia "A"	EHT	9	1	3	4	12	-
2003-2004	Czechia	EHT	3	0	0	0	6	-

Michal Sýkora Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Czechia	7	214	40	66	106	0.50	320	116	5	38	14	13	27	0.71	60	13
Czechoslovakia	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Czechoslovakia U20	1	40	17	26	43	1.08	45	-	0
EHT	4	29	2	7	9	0.31	36	3*	0
EJC-18	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Euro HL	2	6	4	2	6	1.00	6	-2*	2	6	2	2	4	0.67	10	1*
IHL	3	89	6	21	27	0.30	64	-27	0
International	5	69	9	14	23	0.33	97	5*	0
NHL	7	267	15	54	69	0.26	185	-16	2	7	0	1	1	0.14	0	-2
OG	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
WC	3	24	6	6	12	0.50	34	24	0
WCup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0
WHL	2	131	36	73	109	0.83	139	-	2	11	4	10	14	1.27	4	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michal Sýkora Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Chicago Blackhawks	2	56	2	12	14	0.25	22	-6	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2
Czechia	3	24	6	6	12	0.50	34	24	0
Czechia (WCup)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0
Czechia (EHT)	4	29	2	7	9	0.31	36	3*	0
Czechia (all)	5	69	9	14	23	0.33	97	5*	0
Czechia Olympics	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
Czechoslovakia U18	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
HC Dynamo Pardubice	6	144	25	43	68	0.47	199	60*	3	21	7	10	17	0.81	40	6
HC Dynamo Pardubice U20	1	40	17	26	43	1.08	45	-	0
HC Sparta Praha	2	78	19	25	44	0.56	127	54*	2	23	9	5	14	0.61	30	8*
Indianapolis Ice	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	4	-4	0
Kansas City Blades	2	83	6	21	27	0.33	60	-23	0
Philadelphia Flyers	1	49	5	11	16	0.33	26	9	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	0	0
San Jose Sharks	4	152	7	29	36	0.24	137	-12	0
Tacoma Rockets	2	131	36	73	109	0.83	139	-	2	11	4	10	14	1.27	4	-
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	10	1	2	3	0.30	0	-7	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michal Sýkora Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1990-1991	U18 EJC Gold Medal
1992-1993	WHL (West) First All-Star Team
1995-1996	World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Gold Medal
1999-2000	Czech Extraliga Champion Czech Extraliga Playoffs Most Goals (5) World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Most Goals by Defenseman (5) World Championship Most Points by Defenseman (8)
2002-2003	Czech and Slovakian Extraliga All-Star Game (Czech Extraliga) Czech Extraliga Silver Medal
2003-2004	Czech and Slovakian Extraliga All-Star Game (Czech Extraliga)
2004-2005	Czech Extraliga Champion

Michal Sýkora Biography and Trivia

A knee injury suffered in the '04-05 season forced Sykora into early retirement.

Other memorable dates
- 1993-10-23 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Vancouver Canucks vs. Kay Whitmore)
- 1993-10-06 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Edmonton Oilers)