| Petr Sikora | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 Karviná, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ELH team | HC Oceláři Třinec | ||
| NHL draft |
178th overall, 2024 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
Petr Sikora (born 2 January 2006) is a Czech ice hockey player for HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga. He was drafted 178th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 6th round of the 2024 NHL entry draft.[1]
Playing career
Sikora played for HC Oceláři Třinec at the under-17 level in 2021-22 where he scored 15 goals and 24 assists in 31 games.
During the 2022–23 season, Sikora split time between Oceláři Třinec's under-17 and under-20 teams. At the under-20 level in 2022–23, he played 18 games and scored four goals and five assists.
In 2023–24, he played the majority of the season at U20 where he scored 40 points in 30 games and was called up to the Czech Extraliga to make his senior professional debut.[1]
He was selected 178th overall by the Washington Capitals in sixth round of the 2024 NHL entry draft.[1] After attending camp in Washington, he informed the Capitals that he'd be returning to the Extraliga to play with Oceláři Třinec for the 2024–25 season.
He played most of 2024–25 in the Extraliga with Oceláři Třinec, finishing with seven goals and eight assists in 34 games, logging 61 penalty minutes.[2][3] In the 2024–25 Extraliga playoffs, Sikora played 6 games before a leg injury ended his season.[4]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Czech Republic
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2026 United States | |
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2025 Canada | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup | ||
|
2023 Czech Republic/Slovakia | |
Sikora played for the Czech Republic at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and won a silver medal with the Czech national under-18 team at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Sikora represented the Czech Republic at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship, where he scored two points in 5 games and logged 27 penalty minutes.[3]
Sikora won a bronze medal with the Czech Republic men's junior team at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, scoring four goals and three assists in 7 games.[5]
Sikora also represented the Czech Republic at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, where he won a silver medal. [6] He was team captain, and logged two goals and seven assists in 7 games. [3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021-22 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech U17 | 31 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022-23 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech U17 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2022-23 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech U20 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2023-24 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech U20 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024-25 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech U20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 34 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| ELH totals | 56 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Czech Republic | U17 | 7th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Czech Republic | HG18 | 
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Czech Republic | U18 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | |
| 2025 | Czech Republic | WJC | 
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2026 | Czech Republic | WJC |
|
7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 43 | ||||
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
References
- ^ a b c "Every Washington Capitals pick from the 2024 NHL Draft". monumental sports network. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Silber, Sammi (15 July 2025). "Petr Sikora, More Confident, Ready To Put Himself Higher On Capitals' Radar: 'I Want To Be On The Ice More'". The Hockey News. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Petr Sikora - Stats, Contract, Salary & More". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ O'Brien, Derek (20 March 2025). "Caps Prospect Petr Sikora Out Of Czech Playoffs With Leg Injury". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Cerullo, Chris (5 January 2025). "Petr Sikora wins bronze medal with Team Czechia at 2025 World Juniors, salutes crowd when booed during ceremony". RMNB. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Silber, Sammi (26 December 2025). "Capitals Prospects To Watch At 2026 World Juniors & Full Schedule". The Hockey News. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
