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.
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.
He was selected 178th overall by the Washington Capitals in sixth round of the 2024 NHL entry draft. 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. In the 2024–25 Extraliga playoffs, Sikora played 6 games before a leg injury ended his season. On 7 May 2026, Sikora signed a three-year, entry level contract with Washington Capitals.
International play
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.
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.
Sikora also represented the Czech Republic at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, where he won a silver medal. He was team captain, and logged two goals and seven assists in 7 games.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM2021-22HC Oceláři TřinecCzech U173115243910511222022-23HC Oceláři TřinecCzech U17149122112116101662022-23HC Oceláři TřinecCzech U20184596300022023-24HC Oceláři TřinecCzech U203013274032452702023-24HC Oceláři TřinecELH221232—————2024-25HC Oceláři TřinecCzech U2022352—————2024–25HC Oceláři TřinecELH3478156161342ELH totals56810186361342
International YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM2022Czech RepublicU177th611242023Czech RepublicHG18513442024Czech RepublicU186th5112272025Czech RepublicWJC74376 2026 Czech Republic WJC 7 2 7 9 2Junior totals 30 9 15 24 43
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