Hartford Wolf Pack Weekly: Adam Sýkora earns first call-up with Rangers
In his third professional season, Adam Sykora earned his first call-up to the NHL on Tuesday, when the New York Rangers recalled the 21-year-old forward from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. Sykora was New York’s top pick in the 2022 NHL Draft , selected in the second round (No. 63 overall).
He’s played 201 AHL games with Hartford, and is currently tied for third on the Wolf Pack with 29 points this season, one shy of his career best set in 2024-25. The popular native of Slovakia already set a career-high with 12 goals this season, and his three short-handed goals are one off the most in the AHL. He is is the first Hartford player since current Rangers forward Jonny Brodzinski to score that many shorties since 2021-22.
Syky’s 3rd shorty of the season 🚀 pic. twitter. com/v2Bp0YFM15 — Hartford Wolf Pack (@HWPHockey) March 18, 2026 On Wednesday, Sykora scored a short-handed game-winning goal against Charlotte by hunting the puck in the offensive zone, then tucking it past former Rangers goalie Louis Domingue.
Promoted to the Wolf Pack’s top line with Brendan Brisson and Trey Fix-Wolansky on Sunday, Sýkora recorded a secondary assist on the game’s first goal, when he protected the puck against Rochester, keeping the play alive for his linemates. Sykora provides the Rangers a solid bottom-six option in their forward group, not to mention an excellent penalty killer. With his speed, determination, and smarts, it’s not hard to imagine him playing on New York’s third line with Tye Kartye and J.
T. Miller (or Noah Laba once he’s healthy again). He could fit on the fourth line, as well.
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