Jiří Sekáč (born 10 June 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for HC Lugano of the National League (NL).
| Jiří Sekáč | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sekáč with the Montreal Canadiens in January 2015 | |||
| Born | 10 June 1992 Kladno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams | HC Lugano HC Lev Poprad HC Sparta Praha HC Lev Praha Montreal Canadiens Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks Arizona Coyotes Ak Bars Kazan HC CSKA Moscow Avangard Omsk Lausanne HC | ||
| National team |  Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Sekáč played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov.[1]
Sekáč later played with HC Lev Praha in the Kontinental Hockey League and HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga. On 1 July 2014 Sekáč signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Canadiens worth $1,850,000.[2] In his first North American season in 2014–15 he scored his first NHL goal on 16 October 2014 against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins.[3]
On 13 January 2015 Sekáč was invited to the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition as a replacement for Los Angeles Kings' forward Tanner Pearson.[4] Known for his skating speed, he was drafted by Team Foligno, along with Canadiens' teammate Carey Price, and participated in the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater race, beating Aaron Ekblad with a time of 13.683s, making him the 6th fastest of the event.[5]
After 50 games with the Canadiens on 24 February 2015 he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Devante Smith-Pelly.[6]
In the following 2015–16 season, Sekáč was unable to secure a regular forward role and appeared in 22 games for 3 points with the Ducks before he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Ryan Garbutt on 21 January 2016.[7] Sekáč was used sparingly in 6 games with the Blackhawks registering one assist before being placed on waivers and claimed by the Arizona Coyotes on 27 February 2016.[8] Sekac closed out the season with the Coyotes, appearing 11 games for two assists.[citation needed]
On 6 June 2016 Sekáč headed back to Europe and signed a one-year deal with Ak Bars Kazan in a return to the Kontinental Hockey League.[9]
On 1 May 2019, after three productive seasons with Ak Bars, Sekáč was traded to reigning champions HC CSKA Moscow in exchange for Igor Ozhiganov's KHL rights.[10] He registered 25 points in 45 regular season games, before ending his season through injury.
A free agent from CSKA, Sekáč continued his career in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Avangard Omsk on 16 July 2020.[11]
On 28 July 2021, Sekáč joined Lausanne HC of the National League (NL) on a three-year deal through the end of the 2023–24 season.[12]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | HC GEUS OKNA Kladno | CZE U18 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC GEUS OKNA Kladno | CZE U18 | 46 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 58 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Tatranskí Vlci | MHL | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Lev Poprad | KHL | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Lev Praha | KHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lev Praha | KHL | 47 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 2014–15 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 47 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 50 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 60 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 45 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 34 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Lausanne HC | NL | 50 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Lausanne HC | NL | 43 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 345 | 87 | 114 | 201 | 137 | 64 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 30 | ||||
| NHL totals | 108 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 5th | 1 | |||||
| 2010 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | OG | 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup champion | 2018, 2021 | [13][14] |
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Canadiens sign Czech forward Jiri Sekac". TheScore Inc. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Jiri Sekac scores 1st NHL goal, dad goes nuts". CBC Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Canadiens' Sekac to join rookies at All-Star Weekend". NHL.com. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition results". NHL.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Habs acquire Smith-Pelly from Ducks". The Sports Network. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Jiri Sekac traded to the Chicago Blackhawks". National Hockey League. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Arizona Coyotes claim Jiri Sekac of waivers from Blackhawks". Sportsnet.ca. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Jiri Sekac Signs Deal With Ak Bars Kazan in KHL". The Hockey Writers. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "CSKA make trade with Ak Bars" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Avangard Omsk sign a contract with Jiri Sekac" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Lausanne HC signs forward Jiri Sekac to three-year deal". swisshockeynews.ch. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Avangard is crowned 2021 Gagarin Cup Champions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database