| Dylan Sikura | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sikura in 2018 | |||
| Born | (1995-06-01)June 1, 1995 (age 30) Aurora, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 166 lb (75 kg; 11 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams | Dynamo Moscow Chicago Blackhawks Vegas Golden Knights Colorado Avalanche Skellefteå AIK Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||
| NHL draft | 178th overall,2014 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Dylan Sikura (born June 1, 1995) is a Canadian professionalice hockeycentre who currently plays forHC Dynamo Moscow of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by theChicago Blackhawks in the sixth round, 178th overall, in the2014 NHL Entry Draft. Before turning professional, Sikura playedcollege ice hockey withNortheastern University, where he was named to theAHCA East First-Team All-American and theHockey East First All-Star team.
Sikura played for theAurora Tigers of theOntario Junior Hockey League for three years before committing to play forNortheastern University in February 2014.[1] That June, Sikura was drafted 178th overall in the sixth round of the2014 NHL Entry Draft by theChicago Blackhawks.[2]
Sikura played hockey for four years at Northeastern University. In the2016–17 season Sikura was named to theHockey East Second Team All-Star and named aHobey Baker Award candidate.[3] In his last year with the Huskies, Sikura and the Huskies won the program's first Beanpot championship in 30 years, defeating Boston University by a score of 5–2. Sikura recorded a pair of assists during the championship game.[4] At the conclusion of the season, Sikura was again named a Hobey Baker candidate, and named to the First Team All-Star andHockey East All-Tournament Team.[5] He was also named anAHCA East First-Team All-American along with teammatesAdam Gaudette and Jeremy Davies.[6] He finished his career with Northeastern with 146 points, placing him 14th in the program's all-time scoring list.[7]
On March 25, 2018, Sikura signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.[8] He made his NHL debut on March 29, 2018, in a game against theWinnipeg Jets.[9][10] He recorded his first two NHL points in his debut, with assists onErik Gustafsson's goal andAlex DeBrincat's goal.[11][12]
After attending the Blackhawks training camp prior to the2018–19 season, Sikura was reassigned to the BlackhawksAmerican Hockey League affiliate, theRockford IceHogs.[13] On December 12, Sikura was called up the NHL for the first time that season after recording 18 points in 26 games, leading the team in goals and points.[14] After playing in 11 games with the Blackhawks and collecting three points, Sikura was reassigned to the IceHogs.[15] On February 11, Sikura was again called up from Rockford and played his first game back the next day against the Boston Bruins.[16] After nearly two months in the NHL, Sikura was reassigned to the IceHogs on April 2 to help the team qualify for the2019 Calder Cup playoffs.[17]
On June 28, 2019, the Blackhawks re-signed Sikura to a two-year contract extension.[18] After beginning the season with the IceHogs, Sikura was recalled to the NHL on December 8. Upon his recall, Sikura was leading the team with nine goals and 16 points in 22 games.[19] On January 5, 2020, Sikura recorded his first career NHL goal against theDetroit Red Wings to clinch a 4–2 win.[20]
On September 28, 2020, Sikura was traded by the Blackhawks to theVegas Golden Knights in exchange forBrandon Pirri.[21]
On July 29, 2021, having left the Golden Knights organization, Sikura was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with theColorado Avalanche.[22] After attending the 2021 Avalanche training camp, Sikura was assigned to AHL affiliate, theColorado Eagles, to begin the2021–22 season. In a first-line offensive role with the Eagles, Sikura established career highs to finish sixth in league scoring with 33 goals and 40 assists for 73 points in just 60 regular season games. He made 5 appearances through a recall to the Avalanche, registering 1 assist. In the playoffs with the Eagles, Sikura was limited by injury to 6 post-season games, collecting 4 points. Sikura remained a part of the Avalanche black aces squad through the remainder of the playoffs, as the club went on to claim theStanley Cup.
As a free agent from the Avalanche at the conclusion of his contract, Sikura opted to return to his original club by re-joining the Chicago Blackhawks on a one-year, two-way contract on July 14, 2022.[23] In his return to the Blackhawks, Sikura rejoined former AHL club the Rockford IceHogs for the2022–23 season, and collected 12 goals and 32 points through 52 games. On March 2, 2023, the Blackhawks traded Sikura to theAnaheim Ducks in exchange for prospect Max Golod.[24]
After 6 professional seasons in North America, Sikura left the Ducks as a free agent and embarked on a career abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish club,Skellefteå AIK of theSwedish Hockey League (SHL), on September 7, 2023.[25] In his lone season with Skellefteå, Sikura quickly adapted to the European play-style and registered 10 goals and 26 points through 49 regular season games. He posted 9 points in 13 playoff games to help Skellefteå claim the Swedish Championship.
As a free agent, Sikura left Sweden and was signed to a one-year contract with Russian club,Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL, on June 7, 2024.[26] Sikura commenced the2024-25 season with Chelyabinsk, notching 5 goals and 15 points through 28 games before he was traded to Dynamo Moscow on December 27, 2024.[27]
Sikura representedTeam Canada at the2017 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland.[28] He played in four games and recorded one point to help Canada win the tournament.[29]
Sikura was named to Team Canada's pre-Olympic roster for the2018 Winter Olympics[30] but failed to make the final roster.[31]
Sikura's brotherTyler is also a professional ice hockey player.[32] Sikura is half Slovakian[33] and half Japanese.[34] His grandfather escaped Czechoslovakia and arrived inNova Scotia in the 1950s.[35] He ran a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm,Hill 'n' Dale Farms, which was later taken over by Sikura's uncle and father after his grandfather's death.[35][36]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Aurora Tigers | OJHL | 44 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Aurora Tigers | OJHL | 46 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Aurora Tigers | OJHL | 41 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 28 | ||
| 2014–15 | Northeastern University | HE | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Northeastern University | HE | 39 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Northeastern University | HE | 38 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Northeastern University | HE | 38 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 46 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 45 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 30 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 60 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 52 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 49 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 28 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2024–25 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 58 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| KHL totals | 56 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada | SC |  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| Hockey East Second All-Star Team | 2017 | [3] |
| Hockey EastFirst All-Star Team | 2018 | [5] |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2018 | |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2018 | [6] |
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy | 2024 | [37] |