Petr Sýkora (b. 1978)

Petr Sýkora (born December 21, 1978) is a Czech former ice hockey player. He played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals between 1999 and 2005. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2020, was mainly spent in the Czech Extraliga. Internationally he played for the Czech national team at the 2007 World Championships. He is the younger brother of former NHL defenceman Michal Sýkora.
==Playing career==
Sýkora was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft in the 3rd round, 76th overall. On July 14, 1998, the Red Wings traded him (along with future considerations and a third-round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft) to the Nashville Predators for Doug Brown. Sýkora suited up for two games for the Predators in the 1998–99 season and did not play in the NHL again until the 2005–06 NHL season. That season, he played ten games for the Washington Capitals, ultimately leaving the United States after finding the cultural transition difficult.
In his time away from the NHL, Sýkora played for HC Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga and HC Davos of the Swiss Nationalliga A.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1994–95 	HC Pardubice 	CZE U20 		38 	35 	33 	68 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	HC Pojišťovna IB Pardubice 	CZE U20 		26 	13 	9 	22 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	HC Pojišťovna IB Pardubice 	CZE U20 		12 	14 	4 	18 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	HC Pojišťovna IB Pardubice 	CZE 		28 	1 	3 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice 	CZE 		39 	4 	4 	8 	6 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998–99 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 		73 	14 	15 	29 	50 		2 	1 	1 	2 	0
1999–00 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice 	CZE 		36 	7 	13 	20 	51 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2000–01 	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice 	CZE 		47 	26 	18 	44 	42 		7 	5 	3 	8 	6
2001–02 	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice 	CZE 		32 	14 	8 	22 	72 		6 	1 	2 	3 	26
2002–03 	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE 		45 	18 	18 	36 	86 		19 	3 	3 	6 	39
2003–04 	HC Moeller Pardubice 	CZE 		48 	23 	23 	46 	20 		7 	1 	0 	1 	6
2004–05 	HC Moeller Pardubice 	CZE 		43 	25 	10 	35 	28 		16 	3 	2 	5 	33
2005–06 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		10 	2 	2 	4 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HC Moeller Pardubice 	CZE 		28 	11 	14 	25 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	HC Moeller Pardubice 	CZE 		50 	37 	16 	53 	76 		18 	12 	6 	18 	22
2007–08 	HC Moeller Pardubice 	CZE 		42 	23 	8 	31 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC Davos 	NLA 		49 	23 	16 	39 	20 		18 	8 	3 	11 	6
2009–10 	HC Eaton Pardubice 	CZE 		48 	27 	15 	42 	56 		13 	12 	4 	16 	10
2010–11 	HC Davos 	NLA 		43 	35 	15 	50 	18 		9 	1 	2 	3 	2
2011–12 	HC Davos 	NLA 		46 	21 	28 	49 	4 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2012–13 	HC Davos 	NLA 		32 	16 	12 	28 	16 		7 	2 	1 	3 	6
2013–14 	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE 		47 	17 	14 	31 	84 		10 	5 	3 	8 	0
2014–15 	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE 		48 	26 	18 	44 	50 		9 	5 	3 	8 	6
2015–16 	HC Dynamo Pardubice 	CZE 		47 	22 	12 	34 	62 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	HC Dynamo Pardubice 	CZE 		48 	21 	14 	35 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	HC Dynamo Pardubice 	CZE 		44 	16 	17 	33 	30 		7 	0 	1 	1 	2
2018–19 	HC Dynamo Pardubice 	CZE 		42 	9 	10 	19 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	HC Stadion Vrchlabí 	CZE-3 		38 	38 	29 	67 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
CZE totals	CZE totals 	CZE totals		762 	327 	235 	562 	789 		118 	47 	27 	74 	152
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		12 	2 	2 	4 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998 	Czech Republic	WJC 	 	7 	2	2	4 	2
2007 	Czech Republic	WC 	 	7 	2	3	5 	4
Junior totals	Junior totals 	Junior totals	Junior totals	7 	2	2	4 	2
Senior totals	Senior totals 	Senior totals	Senior totals	7 	2	3	5 	4
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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