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Dylan Sikura: I honestly don't think it's really hit me yet.
You know, obviously, that game just ended yesterday.
It's kind of been a quick turnaround.
Yeah, I think tomorrow it'll kind of all soak in.
Coach: Nothing will take away or diminish the fact
that they made their mark on our program and our university
and I'm really proud of each and every one of them.
Pretty much right after that game,
you kind of have to start thinking about what's next,
which is tough 'cause, you know, it's kind of four years of college
all-- all down in one night.
So, you know, once we got over those emotions.
It was kind of business from there out.
I mean, I knew Chicago was the place I was going to come,
so it was just a matter of meeting up with my agent,
finally signing the paperwork,
and obviously getting here now is pretty exciting.
Sikura: What's up, man?
Little brekky?
I'm not sure what's going on here,
but nothing new with the cameras following Dylan Sikura.
I've seen a lot of that this year.
Sikura: So, I have class pretty much every day,
except Tuesday, Fridays off, which is nice.
It's tough. It gets really tough at times.
Like, it's all about finding balance, you know?
Time management is a huge thing for hockey players.
You know, you've always gotta find time.
It's tough to sometimes balance schoolwork, your social life,
also play hockey, and other distractions,
but the coaching staff here at Northeastern,
they do a really good job and we're in good hands.
It makes it pretty easy for us.
Today, we're going to talk about the two-factor ANOVA.
So our first research question, we want to know,
is there a difference in the mean number of errors
for high self-esteem versus low self-esteem?
So that is our first factor, our first variable.
We look at that separately.
Dylan, here's your quiz,
last but not least.
Sikura: Yeah, definitely. I'm gonna miss this for sure.
Just the environment, the atmosphere around here, it's awesome.
Bunch of college students-- definitely gonna miss it.
I think nowadays the college route is getting more and more popular
throughout the younger players.
I've gotten some compliments today, though.
- Did you? - Yeah.
(all laughing)
Sikura: I think for myself, just being kind of a late bloomer,
kind of being always the smaller guy, you know?
Taking a little bit of extra development, coming to college
and getting my four years was huge for me.
Here we go!
Yeah, at least. 'Cause I'm in the middle, so...
Sikura: But for me, it was kinda maybe even a surprise
just to get drafted in the first place,
and then, you know, to be in the situation I am now,
it's-- it's crazy.
I'd be lying, definitely, if I said I wasn't thinking about it--
you know, having the opportunity, and having Chicago think so highly of me,
it's very humbling and it's awesome.
Stan Bowman: Not too many of the really high-end players stay all four years of school.
I think we've put in a lot of time, and I think Dylan appreciated that.
That we've been there for him ever since his freshman year
when he didn't play a lot.
It was sort of our job at that point to keep him upbeat,
keep him engaged and try to help him grow his game.
So I think the great relationship with his agent, Mark Levine--
he told us a year ago when we wanted to sign him,
"This isn't the right time for Dylan."
You've got to respect that.
And there's no reason to think he doesn't want to be a Blackhawk,
so don't take it the wrong way.
Whoo! Couldn't see that one.
Jim Madigan: I always say to our players, "You gotta love the game.
"And you just can't love the game on Friday and Saturday nights
"when there's 4,000 people in the building
"and everyone's cheering your name, when you're at home.
"You gotta love it all the time.
"You gotta love it on Monday mornings when you're practicing
"and banged up a little bit from the weekend and go through the drills.
"You gotta love it in the summertime
"when you're in the strength and conditioning room
"and it's 90º outside, but you're making the commitment
to be in the weight room for two hours 'cause you're getting better."
So he truly loves the game.
I mean, you can see it. He's got passion for it.
Ryan Shea: Every practice, we gotta come into it knowing we've got to defend him.
His hands are, I would say, out-of-this-world good.
Madigan: He's a play-maker, he's a shooter.
He just wants the puck. He wants to be the guy that makes plays out there.
You do everything you can to get as much as you can out of the game,
and that's what he's doing.
He's made tremendous strides, 'cause he has a passion for the game.
And, for me, he's got the ability to step into the National Hockey League
and go right away.
Mark Eaton: Obviously, the top of the list is Dylan Sikura,
who's finishing his senior year at Northeastern.
And the hope is it's a situation like Hayden last year
where he'll sign and come right in and join the Blackhawks.
And-- which, I mean, he's never going to be a big guy.
He'll never be in the high 190s.
But I think that the right added muscle
will take him to that next level.
Top-nine skill for sure,
with the potential to work into a top-six role,
I feel, in the future.
Sikura: Having hockey in my life,
it's something that hopefully I'm going to be doing for--
maybe not the rest of my life, but as long as I can.
And I'd say just the feeling of going out there every day
and to play hockey as a job is a kind of a "push-it" force
or a drive and motivation for me.
Announcer: Tonight on NESN,
it's the Huskies of Northeastern and the Catamounts of Vermont.
The Northeastern Huskies are hot.
They're off to their best Hockey East start
since the '08/'09 season, Chris.
Announcer #2: Absolutely, and it's really a tale of two different teams here.
We have one of the hotter teams in hockey, as you mentioned it,
Northeastern, and it should be a good match-up and a good test
for who's king on the block right now in Hockey East.
Coach: Even just with 10 seconds left here, I love our attack mentality.
Breakout, same thing here.
I love the attack you had.
So let's make sure D and forwards get good block position at the net,
and we come back and we help out our net front, okay?
Sikura: To honestly that say that I'd have a shot in the NHL,
that would've came maybe last year and maybe my sophomore year,
but it's always something you think about.
(dings)
No matter how good, or how big, or how tall you are,
when you're younger, you're always thinking about that.
Announcer: The Huskies win the opening face-off.
Huskies get the first line out again.
Goalpost. Dylan Sikura.
Huskies still trying to get their first goal of the game.
Announcer #2: And you gotta think they're on the bench right now going,
"What do we have to do here?"
Announcer # 1: Shea through a screen... Score!
And the Huskies have tied it with 8:10 to go
in the third period.
- Announcer #1: Sikura. - Announcer #2: Nice play.
Announcer #1: Now Davies works his way in,
and scores to give the Huskies a two-to-one lead
late in the third period.
Announcer #2: That's a great play by Sikura.
And Northeastern defeats Vermont, two to one.
This is a team, as you know, in this building, we just played against,
that has beaten us the last two times, and they found a way to win.
We reversed it tonight, guys. Congratulations!
(all cheering)
Yeah, that was really the start of the get-and-go game.
Yeah, that's when you guys got effective.
I liked your o-zone play, though.
Eaton: You know, there's a chance he could have been playing
for the Blackhawks this year, but he decided to come back to school.
And for him, it's about starting to instill those NHL habits.
Sikura: Yeah, he's a great guy, and whenever he can come
and kind of give me tips on the game, it's pretty brief.
But they try to help us out,
but not stick their head too much through the door
and not be a distraction for me throughout this season.
I think they're doing a great job of that.
All right? We'll be in touch.
Al MacIsaac: Let's get Kyle on the phone and find out exactly where we are.
- Kyle Davidson: Hi, Stan. - You got a minute?
Sure.
I got Al in the office here. I just wanted to go over the game plan for Dylan.
Obviously, they play this weekend.
We have to be prepared if they lose
to have all of our stuff in order for him to come to Chicago.
So he plays Saturday. If they win, they play again Sunday?
Yeah, if Dylan's eliminated this weekend,
either Saturday or Sunday, we're set up for expedited approval on the contract.
I think we're pretty safe in assuming he can get in the line-up for Thursday.
The other thing-- he said he wants to wear #95,
which I thought was good for us. We don't have a 95.
I think we've got a pretty good plan here in place.
Yep, I think we're good to go for this weekend,
and we'll see how things play out.
MacIsaac: Okay. Appreciate it. Thanks, Kyle.
- Bowman: Thank you. - Davidson: Thank you.
I mean, to be honest, I'm a little nervous.
- Thank you. - Alrighty, sir.
- Hey, thank you. - Congratulations.
Appreciate it.
- Just checking in. - Yes, sir. Last name?
Sikura-- S-I-K-U-R-A.
Smelly suits.
Employee: How are you today? Where are you coming from?
Uh, Boston.
Sikura: Just trying to talk to a couple guys here.
Obviously, I know some of the younger guys just from over the years.
So I was able to hang out with a couple of them last night.
It's cool to see them here.
Reporter: Was there ever any doubt that you would be here,
whenever college ended for you?
No, no, there's obviously some people who will doubt,
but there's a reason I went back for my senior year there,
just to try to stay grounded there and keep this whole Chicago thing
in the background until my college season ended,
and end up here.
Bowman: These are the guys you get excited about,
because you've invested a lot of time in him,
and we think Dylan's got a chance to be a real special player for us.
So it gets you excited.
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