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Czechia Petr Sýkora

#17 SC Bern / NLA - 12/13
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Nov 19, 1976
Position
RW
Age
45
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
Highlights
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

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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Player 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
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 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2020-21 North Jersey Avalanche 13U AAA AYHL 13U Asst. Coach
2021-22 North Jersey Avalanche 14U AAA AYHL 14U Asst. Coach
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Player 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
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Patrik Elias (F) 1993-2012 11 Albany River Rats, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), Czechia U18, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, New Jersey Devils
Tomas Vlasak (F) 1992-2012 10 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), Czechia U20, Czechoslovakia U18, HC Plzen
David Výborný (F) 1992-2005 8 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), Czechia U20, Czechoslovakia U18
Martin Straka (F) 1995-2012 8 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), HC Plzen, New York Rangers

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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
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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)

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