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Petr Sýkora (ice hockey, born 1978)

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National team
  
Czech Republic

Height
  
1.85 m

Shoots
  
Left-handed

Role
  
Ice hockey player

Position
  
Centerman

Name
  
Petr Sykora

Career start
  
1998

Playing career
  
1998–present

Weight
  
76 kg


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Born
  
December 21, 1978 (age 45) Pardubice, Czechoslovakia (
1978-12-21
)

Czech Extraliga team Former teams
  
Pardubice HC Nashville Predators Washington Capitals

NHL Draft
  
76th overall, 1997 Detroit Red Wings

Petr Sýkora (born December 21, 1978 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey player for Davos HC in the Swiss Nationalliga A, and is the younger brother of former NHL defenceman Michal Sýkora. He is often referred to by hockey fans as 'the other Petr Sykora.'

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He 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. Petr 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.

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In his time away from the NHL, Sýkora has played for HC Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga and HC Davos of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

References

Petr Sýkora (ice hockey, born 1978) Wikipedia