Michal Sýkora

Michal Sýkora
Born	(1973-07-05) 5 July 1973 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	233 lb (106 kg; 16 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	123rd overall, 1992 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	1993–2005

Michal Sýkora (born 5 July 1973) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers. He is not related to the NHL hockey player Petr Sýkora who played with the New Jersey Devils in the 2011-12 season. He is the older brother to Petr Sýkora, who played 12 NHL games.

Playing career

Sýkora started his NHL career with the San Jose Sharks in 1993–94. He joined the Chicago Blackhawks for the 1996–97 season and played in 28 games. He recorded a respectable +/- of 4 and scored 1 goal. Sýkora could not reprise these statistics with the Blackhawks. He recorded a +/- of -10 in the same number of games in the 1997–98 season. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Mark Fitzpatrick and a 4th-round draft choice in 1999. Sýkora signed as a free agent with Philadelphia for the 2000–01 season, leaving the NHL after that season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH U20		40	17	26	43	45		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Tacoma Rockets	WHL		61	13	23	36	66		4	0	2	2	2
1992–93	Tacoma Rockets	WHL		70	23	50	73	73		7	4	8	12	2
1993–94	Kansas City Blades	IHL		47	5	11	16	30		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Jose Sharks	NHL		22	1	4	5	14		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kansas City Blades	IHL		36	1	10	11	30		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	San Jose Sharks	NHL		16	0	4	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	San Jose Sharks	NHL		79	4	16	20	54		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	San Jose Sharks	NHL		35	2	5	7	59		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		28	1	9	10	10		1	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	ELH		1	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		28	1	3	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HC Sparta Praha	ELH		26	4	9	13	38		8	2	0	2	0
1998–99	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		10	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HC Sparta Praha	ELH		48	11	14	25	89		9	5	3	8	8
2000–01	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		49	5	11	16	26		6	0	1	1	0
2001–02	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	ELH		49	7	11	18	111		6	2	2	4	26
2002–03	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	ELH		45	6	17	23	58		8	4	5	9	6
2003–04	HC Moeller Pardubice	ELH		45	11	14	25	26		7	1	3	4	8
2004–05	HC Moeller Pardubice	ELH		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				267	15	54	69	185		7	0	1	1	0
ELH totals				214	40	66	106	320		38	14	13	27	60

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	Czechoslovakia	EJC		5	0	0	0	0
1996	Czech Republic	WC		8	0	1	1	6
1996	Czech Republic	WCH		3	0	0	0	2
2000	Czech Republic	WC		9	5	3	8	16
2002	Czech Republic	OG		1	0	0	0	0
2002	Czech Republic	WC		7	1	2	3	12
Senior totals				28	6	6	12	36

Awards

• WHL West First All-Star Team – 1993

External links

• Flyers "Czechmates" insert