Tyler Sikura

Tyler Sikura (born May 18, 1992) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.

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. He captained the Big Green for his final two seasons.

He spent most of the next two years with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL before being traded to the Manchester Monarchs. 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. As well, he tied a franchise record for most consecutive games with goals scored with five. At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Sikura was named the teams Most Valuable Player. He was subsequently named an alternate captain alongside Jacob Nilsson and Matthew Highmore. 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. 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.

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.

Personal life Sikura's brother Dylan also plays professional hockey and was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2014. Sikura is half Slovak. His grandfather escaped Czechoslovakia and arrived in Nova Scotia in the 1950s. 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.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Markham Waxers OJHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 2009–10 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 49 11 24 35 12 19 8 11 19 14 2010–11 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 39 21 33 54 6 12 3 6 9 8 2011–12 Dartmouth College ECAC 33 11 14 25 12 — — — — — 2012–13 Dartmouth College ECAC 34 12 20 32 25 — — — — — 2013–14 Dartmouth College ECAC 25 3 8 11 8 — — — — — 2014–15 Dartmouth College ECAC 33 10 14 24 16 — — — — — 2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Toledo Walleye ECHL 68 16 32 48 30 7 0 1 1 4 2015–16 Portland Pirates AHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Toledo Walleye ECHL 39 13 16 29 8 — — — — — 2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL 16 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 8 1 4 5 2 19 5 6 11 10 2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 74 23 16 39 18 13 5 1 6 2 2018–19 Rockford IceHogs AHL 50 7 12 19 20 — — — — — 2019–20 Rockford IceHogs AHL 63 14 20 34 22 — — — — — 2020–21 Cleveland Monsters AHL 29 11 10 21 10 — — — — — 2021–22 Cleveland Monsters AHL 75 15 21 36 45 — — — — — 2022–23 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 71 9 24 33 31 — — — — — 2023–24 HC Bolzano ICEHL 14 3 3 6 0 — — — — — AHL totals 384 79 103 182 146 13 5 1 6 2

Awards and honours Award Year College All-Ivy League First Team 2013