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Petr Sykora	#17 \| Right Wing \| Pittsburgh Penguins

Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Shoots: L Born: November 19, 1976, Plzen, Czechoslovakia

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October 4, 2008
Petr Sykora will not play in the team's season opener tonight and will likely miss tomorrow's game, as well, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sykora returned to practice earlier this week after missing five days because of a respiratory illness, but he is now out with a groin ailment.

October 2, 2008
Petr Sykora returned to the ice after being out since Friday due to a respiratory illness, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He said, "It wasn't easy out there, but I'm glad I'm back."

September 29, 2008
Petr Sykora missed Sunday's practice due to a respiratory illness, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

September 21, 2008
Petr Sykora scored twice for the Pittsburgh Penguins, both times on the power-play, as they lost to Tampa Bay, 5-4, on Saturday.

June 2, 2008
Petr Sykora netted the game-winner in the third overtime on Monday night (Tuesday morning) to send the Stanley Cup finals into Game 6. Sykora didn't have a point in the previous four games.

May 24, 2008
Petr Sykora continues to be the silent assassin for the Penguins, intent on doing his thing with little fanfare, according to Slam Sports. Unfortunately, he hasn't done much to help his own squad either of late as he has also been quiet on the scoring front.

May 10, 2008
Petr Sykora contributed a goal in Friday's 4-2 win over the Flyers in Game 1. That was his fifth goal of the playoffs.

April 23, 2008
Everyone knows the Penguins count on Sidney Crosby (eight points in four games) and Evgeni Malkin (seven points), but the team has come to lean on Petr Sykora as a goal scorer, and with three tallies in the first round, he is currently the team leader in that category.

April 12, 2008
Petr Sykora blasted a pair of goals in Friday's 5-3 win over Ottawa. He notably scored a goal in Game 1 of the series as well, as Pittsburgh holds a 2-0 advantage in the series.

March 24, 2008
Petr Sykora scored a goal on Monday night to give him 28 markers on the year for the Penguins. Just two goals short of his first 30-goal season since 2002-03, Sykora has 13 goals and 33 points in his last 27 games during which time he has played mostly with Evgeni Malkin.

March 13, 2008
Petr Sykora, who looked doubtful after Monday's game because of a sore back, was in the lineup on Wednesday night for the Pens, this according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "It's a good thing that the trust is there," Therrien said. "The most important thing is we're not forcing our players to play. We have to make sure when they come back, they're going to be 100 percent." The Pens are shorthanded due to injuries and suspensions, and having Sykora and his 54 points in the lineup is key.

March 12, 2008
Sniper Petr Sykora is considered day-to-day with a sore back, according to RotoTimes sources. The veteran is not expected to play in Wednesday's game against Buffalo. Sykora has 52 points on the season over 69 games, 22 of those coming by goals.

February 10, 2008
Petr Sykora scored a goal and added an assist and in Sunday's win against the Flyers. He extended his points streak to with a total of three goals and four assists over the team's last five games. The absence of Sidney Crosby seems to have inspired Sykora. He has been a solid waiver wire find for fantasy owners.

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