Michal Sikora ( czech. Michal Sýkora , born July 5, 1973 in Pardubice ) - Czech hockey player , defender , world champion in 1996 and 2000 . The older brother of the famous Czech hockey player, striker Peter Sikora .
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| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 196 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grab | left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Czechoslovakia / Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | July 5, 1973 (46 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | 1992 , 6th round, 123rd number, San Jose Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Michal Sikora began his career at the Pardubice Czechoslovak First League club . Having spent only 2 matches for his native club, he moved overseas, where he played for clubs for seven years. Returning to Europe, 2 years played in Prague "Sparta" . In 2000, he left again to play in the NHL , in the team "Philadelphia Flyers". In 2001 he finally returned to the Czech Republic, in Pardubice. At the beginning of the 2004/05 season was injured and decided to end his career at the age of 32 years. After finishing his playing career he became a businessman. He was engaged in real estate, winemaking, now the head of a company engaged in precious metals and jewelry [1] .
Achievements
Team
- World Champion 1996 and 2000
- Extraliga 2000 Champion
- Junior European Champion 1991
- Silver medalist Extraliga 2003
Personal
- The best sniper of the playoff Extraliga 2000 (5 goals)
- The best sniper (5 goals) and scorer (8 points) of the 2000 World Championship defenders
- Entered the symbolic team of the World Championships 1996 and 2000
Statistics
- Czech Championship - 252 games, 133 points (54 + 79)
- Czechoslovak Championship - 2 games
- Czech Republic national team - 69 games, 23 points (9 + 14)
- NHL - 274 games, 70 points (15 + 55)
- Euroleague - 12 games, 10 points (6 + 4)
- Western Hockey League - 142 games, 123 points (40 + 83)
- International Hockey League (IHL) - 89 games, 27 points (6 + 21)
- Total career - 840 games, 386 points (130 washers + 256 assists)
Notes
- ↑ Michal Sýkora: Hokej je uzavřená kapitola, živí mě zlato . iDNES.cz (February 19, 2016). The appeal date is November 19, 2018.