{"id":19484,"date":"2018-01-03T16:36:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T21:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=19484"},"modified":"2018-01-03T16:36:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T21:36:31","slug":"auroras-dylan-sikura-golden-at-spengler-cup-in-davos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/auroras-dylan-sikura-golden-at-spengler-cup-in-davos\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora\u2019s Dylan Sikura golden at Spengler Cup in Davos"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a tournament steeped in tradition, Dylan Sikura is among the best.
\nThe Aurora native helped Team Canada take the gold medal on Sunday in the 2017 Spengler Cup, the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world, hosted annually in Davos, Switzerland.
\nAfter helping Canada to win their first preliminary round matchup with Mountfield HK 5 \u2013 3, Sikura earned his first point in game two against the host team HC Davos, setting up Andrew Ebbett to tie the game at one in the second period.
\nBeating a tough Davos squad 4 \u2013 1, the Canadians went on to meet Mountfield once more in the tournament semifinals, winning 5 \u2013 2 to set up a New Year\u2019s Eve final against Team Switzerland.
\nA 3 \u2013 0 shutout of the Swiss earned Team Canada their third straight Spengler Cup.
\nA former Aurora Tiger and St. Andrew\u2019s College grad, Sikura now suits up for Northeastern University of the NCAA\u2019s Division I hockey program.
\n\u201cCongrats (Dylan) on representing Canada with skill and class,\u201d said St. Andrew\u2019s varsity coach Greg Reid in a tweet.\u201d
\nSikura was one of three NCAA players to suit up for Team Canada, alongside fellow Northeastern teammate Jeremy Davies, Notre Dame\u2019s Jake Evans, and Boston University\u2019s Brandon Hickey.
\nHe now returns to a Northeastern team with an 11-5-2 record on the season, a team with sights set on the prestigious Beanpot Tournament between Boston teams in February, though Sikura\u2019s sights are once again set on the maple leaf crest.
\nWith no NHL players being released for the Olympic teams this year, the tournament was the final of five tournaments Hockey Canada has used as tryouts for the title of Canadian Olympian, some of which are expected to be from the collegiate level.
\nTeam Canada is expected to release their roster for the tournament, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, later this week.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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