Tyler Sikura

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Tyler Sikura
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Sikura with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2023
Born (1992-05-18) May 18, 1992 (age 32)
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		Free agent
Springfield Falcons
Portland Pirates
Iowa Wild
Rockford IceHogs
Cleveland Monsters
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
HC Bolzano
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Tyler Sikura (born May 18, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for HC Bolzano of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).

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Playing career

Tyler Sikura played midget hockey in the Markham Waxers system, then played two years of Junior A hockey with the Newmarket Hurricanes. Sikura played four years for the Dartmouth Big Green, where he was named a first team Ivy League All Star in 2013. [1] He captained the Big Green for his final two seasons. [1] Following his collegiate career, he played a pair of games for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL). [2]

He spent most of the next two years with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL before being traded to the Manchester Monarchs. [3] In 2017, Sikura landed a spot on the Rockford IceHogs, the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored over 20 goals and earned a contract from the Blackhawks for the following season. [4] [5] As well, he tied a franchise record for most consecutive games with goals scored with five. [6] At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Sikura was named the teams Most Valuable Player. [6]

On July 1, 2019, Sikura continued his tenure with the Rockford IceHogs, returning on a one-year AHL contract. [7] He was subsequently named an alternate captain alongside Jacob Nilsson and Matthew Highmore. [8] In the 2019–20 season, Sikura posted 14 goals and 20 assists for 34 points in 63 appearances with the IceHogs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a free agent, Sikura left the IceHogs to sign a one-year contract to continue in the AHL with the Cleveland Monsters on October 14, 2020. [9] In the pandemic shortened 2020–21 season, Sikura increased his offensive output, registering 21 points in just 29 regular season games. On July 28, 2021, he was signed by the Monsters' NHL affiliate, the Columbus Blue Jackets to a one-year, two-way contract. [10]

After two seasons within the Blue Jackets organization, Sikura left as a free agent and continued his career in the AHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, affiliate to the Pittsburgh Penguins, on October 3, 2022. [11]

Personal life

Sikura's brother Dylan also plays professional hockey and was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2014. Sikura is half Slovakian. [12] His grandfather escaped Czechoslovakia and arrived in Nova Scotia in the 1950s. [13] He ran a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm, Hill 'n' Dale Farms, until his death, in which it was taken over by Sikura's uncle and father. [13] [14]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Markham Waxers OJHL —————30000
2009–10 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL4911243512198111914
2010–11Newmarket HurricanesOJHL392133546123698
2011–12 Dartmouth College ECAC 3311142512—————
2012–13 Dartmouth CollegeECAC3412203225—————
2013–14 Dartmouth CollegeECAC2538118—————
2014–15 Dartmouth CollegeECAC3310142416—————
2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 20000—————
2015–16 Toledo Walleye ECHL 681632483070114
2015–16 Portland Pirates AHL40000—————
2016–17 Toledo WalleyeECHL391316298—————
2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL160000—————
2016–17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL8145219561110
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL7423163918135162
2018–19 Rockford IceHogsAHL507121920—————
2019–20 Rockford IceHogsAHL6314203422—————
2020–21 Cleveland Monsters AHL2911102110—————
2021–22 Cleveland MonstersAHL7515213645—————
2022–23 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL719243331—————
2023–24 HC Bolzano ICEHL 143360—————
AHL totals38479103182146135162

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
All-Ivy League First Team 2013

References

  1. 1 2 "Tyler Sikura". dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "TYLER SIKURA SIGNS ATO CONTRACT WITH SPRINGFIELD OF THE AHL". dartmouthsports.com. March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Monroe, Mark (March 6, 2018). "Former Walleye forward Tyler Sikura signs NHL contract". toledoblade.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tyler Sikura". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Blackhawks agree to one-year contract with Tyler Sikura". sportsnet.ca. March 6, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "ROCKFORD ANNOUNCES 2017-18 TEAM AWARDS". icehogs.com. April 13, 2018. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ "IceHogs agree to terms with Tyler Sikura". Rockford IceHogs . July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kris Versteeg Named 2019-20 Team Captain". icehogs.com. October 2, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Monsters sign Tyler Sikura to AHL contract". Cleveland Monsters. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign Tyler Sikura to a one-year contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Penguins sign centerman Tyler Sikura". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  12. ↑ Wheeler, Scott (September 18, 2017). "Blackhawks' Sikura brothers take different paths to childhood team". theathletic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  13. 1 2 Wykes, Tris (December 1, 2012). "Dartmouth's Sikura Has 'Got That Vision'". The Valley News. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Hockey East roundup: Four assists from Sikura spark Northeastern". uscho.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
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