1997 NHL Draft
Petr Sykora in the 1997 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Petr Sykora 76th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 23rd pick of round 3.
He was the third of the 16 Czechs selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 84th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 76
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 23
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 73–79 in the 1997 draft
- 73Burke HenryD39 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 74Nick SmithC15 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 75Jeff MartinCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 77Steve GaineyL33 GP · 2 PDALDallas Stars
- 78Ville NieminenL385 GP · 117 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 79Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
3rd
of 16 Czechs selected
47th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 56Vratislav CechDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 71Josef MelicharD349 GP · 49 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 79Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 85Petr MikaR3 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 98Jan HoracekDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 109Jan SulcCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 111Frantisek MrazekCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 112Karel BetikD3 GP · 2 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 152Petr HavelkaLPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Petr Sykora made his NHL debut on April 14, 1999, 1 year and 297 days after the draft.
12
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1997 draft
- 49Yuri ButsayevL99 GP · 14 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 102Quintin LaingL79 GP · 11 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 129John WikstromDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 157B.J. YoungR1 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 186Mike LacebyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 213Steve WilejtoCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 239Greg WillersDDETDetroit Red Wings