Vote Sikura and Aston-Reese for Hobey Baker

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Juniors Dylan Sikura and Denisa Krizova were each named the Warrior Player of the Month for January in Hockey East, as announced by the league office on Friday. Both Sikura and Krizova recorded 15 points to lead all Hockey East scorers during the month.
 
Krizova tallied seven goals and eight assists in nine January games to take home her second Warrior Player of the Month honor this season (Sept./Oct.). The Horni Cerekev, Czech Republic, native tied for the league lead with three power-play goals and five power-play points in January, and found her way onto the scoresheet in seven of nine games.
 
Krizova finished the month with five straight multi-point performances, including a two-assist effort in the opening round of the Beanpot on Jan. 31 vs. Harvard. Krizova also tallied a pair of three-point games in January, racking up a goal and two assists against New Hampshire on Jan. 7 and UConn on Jan. 21.
 
Krizova currently sits at the top of Hockey East in scoring with 39 points on 17 goals and 22 assists in 29 games. Krizova's 39 points are tied for the sixth-most in the nation this season, while her 22 assists rank are tied for the ninth-highest mark in the NCAA.
 
Sikura was tied for first in the nation with 15 points in eight games during January on six goals and nine assists. His 1.88 points per game average led the country, as well as his eight points on the power play. Sikura closed the month with five-straight multi-point games, including three three-point nights, the most in the nation during January.
 
The Aurora, Ontario native kicked off the month with a goal at Yale that tied the game at four early in the third period before adding an assist at Vermont three days later at Gutterson Fieldhouse to extend his point streak to a career-long nine games (eight goals, 10 assists).
 
After being held off the scoresheet for just the fourth time this year at New Hampshire on Jan. 12, he assisted on both Northeastern goals in a 2-2 tie against the Wildcats at Capital One Frozen Fenway on Jan. 14. From there, Sikura's numbers exploded. He had 11 points (five goals, six assists) in the final four games of January, all Northeastern victories, and either scored or assisted on each game-winning goal. He recorded a goal and four assists in a weekend sweep of Merrimack to setup the game that put him in the running for college hockey's highest individual honor.
 
On Jan. 27 at No. 7 UMass Lowell, with the Huskies trailing 3-1 with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation, Sikura scored three straight goals to erase the deficit and give Northeastern the 4-3 road victory. The first came with 7:29 to play before netting the tying goal less than two minutes later and the game-winner with just 16.2 seconds remaining in regulation. It was the first natural hat trick for a Northeastern skater since 2012, and just the third time its happened since 2005. Two days later, Sikura was named a candidate for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award.
 
Sikura ended January with a three-point effort (one goal, two assists) at Massachusetts on Tuesday night that moved him into a tie for the nation's scoring lead with 44 points (17 goals, 27 assists). His 27 helpers are tied for the second most in the country.
 
Fans will have the opportunity to let their voices be heard during the Hobey Baker fan vote, which opened on Monday and runs through March 5. To cast your vote for Sikura, or teammate Zach Aston-Reese, please visit HobeyBaker.com/vote.