Petr Sýkora Petr Sýkora ( born November 19 , 1976 in Plzen , Czechoslovakia ) is a professional ice hockey right wing , who is currently an unrestricted free agent in the NHL . He most recently played for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL , where he was a member of their 2009 Stanley Cup Champinship . Playing career . Before being drafted , Sykora spent several seasons in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and the IHL . As a Cleveland Lumberjack , Sykora became the youngest player ever to play in the IHL at 17 years and 71 days . In the 1995 NHL Entry Draft , Sykora was drafted in the first round , 18th overall , by the New Jersey Devils . Among that draft class , only Jarome Iginla has scored more points . Sykora began his NHL career in 1995 – 96 with New Jersey , posting 42 points in his rookie campaign , as well as being chosen as the NHL Rookie of the Month for December . In his fourth NHL season , his career would take off , recording a breakout 72 points , which still stands as the second highest total of his career . As part of the Devils ' effective A - line , with Patrik Eliáš and Jason Arnott , he helped lead the team to a Stanley Cup in 2000 . However , in Game 6 , in Dallas , Sykora suffered an injury and ended up in the hospital . When the Devils won Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup , the head coach , Larry Robinson and linemate Patrik Elias , wore Sykora ' s jersey for Petr . . The next season , Sykora and the Devils were only a game away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions , but lost in the seventh game to the Colorado Avalanche . That year , Sykora recorded career highs in goals ( 35 ) , assists ( 46 ) , and points ( 81 ) . However , the next season , Sykora ' s offensive production dropped to just 48 points , and the before the start of 2002 – 03 , he was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Jeff Friesen and Oleg Tverdovsky . In his first season with Anaheim , Sykora appeared in his third Stanley Cup final , but lost to his former teammates from New Jersey . 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 quarter finals against Dallas . In 2002 , Sykora was selected to play for the Czech Republic in the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , where the team placed fourth . Two years later , Sykora also represented the Czech Republic in the 2004 World Cup . However , his greatest achievement on an international level came the following year during the 2005 World Championships , in which Sykora helped lead the Czechs to the finals to play Team Canada . In a stunning upset , the Czechs beat Canada 3 - 0 , marking Sykora ' s first gold medal in an international tournament . While the NHL lockout was in effect , Sykora played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Super League , scoring 31 points in 45 games . As NHL play resumed , in 2005 – 06 , Sykora requested to be traded from Anaheim and on January 9 , 2006 , the New York Rangers acquired Sykora in exchange for young defenceman Maxim Kondratiev and the return of a 4th round draft pick the Rangers had previously traded to Anaheim . After completing the season with New York , it was announced on July 7 , 2006 , that Sykora 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 Ales Hemsky , Sykora maintained the previous few seasons ' scoring output and managed 53 points . In July 2007 , Sykora signed a 2 - year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent . After initially playing with Sidney Crosby , Sykora was later lined up with Evgeni Malkin after Crosby suffered an injury towards the end of the season . Benefiting from high - caliber linemates , Sykora enjoyed his best offensive season since 2000 – 01 , tallying 63 points . Reaching the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings , Sykora scored an overtime goal in game five after " calling " it to on - ice reporter Pierre McGuire in the second overtime . With the Penguins down 3 - 1 in the series , Sykora scored the next period on the powerplay to force a game six . However , the Penguins could not stave off elimination for a second straight game and lost the Cup to Detroit . The series marked Sykora ' s fourth time playing in a Stanley Cup final . On December 11 , 2008 , Sykora scored his 8th , 9th , and 10th goals of the season for his first career NHL hat trick against the New York Islanders at Mellon Arena . Sykora 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 . On April 7 , 2009 , Sykora scored his 300th career NHL goal in a 6 - 4 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning . Sykora won a Stanley Cup on June 12 , 2009 while with the Penguins . On July 1 , he became a free agent . He was Signed by the Minnesota Wild in 2009 - 10 and then sent down to the AHL ' s Houston Aeros