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June 3, 2008

Petr Sykora's secret: Pizza in between periods

The Pittsburgh Penguins' Petr Sykora, who kept his team alive in the Stanley Cup Finals with a game-winning goal in the third overtime against the Detroit Red Wings, revealed his secret for maintaining energy during a long, long game. It's Domino's.

Here's an excerpt from the postgame news conference:

Q. Can you give an idea when you're in a game this long, you both look totally exhausted, obviously. What do you do in between periods to keep up your energy? Literally, are you eating, drinking liquid, what are the secrets?

Sykora: Pizza. No, I think we just want to keep your fluids going. I think it’s very, very important. And when you’re out there, just keep hockey very smart. Just keep short shifts going. Don’t get caught, don’t get caught in the long shift, because it can really kill you.

And I think it’s important to roll the four lines, make sure all the guys are going to get into the game. And that’s what we did. Between the periods, basically just keep the fluids going, get some food in you. We had some pizza coming. We had some power bars and stuff like that. I think it’s very important.

Q. You had pizza? You had pizza in the breaks?

Sykora: Yeah, you get a little piece here and there. Yeah, I did have a pizza.

Q. Who delivered?

Sykora: Dominos (Laughter).

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 9:44 AM | Permalink

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