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Jiří Sekáč

Jiří Sekáč (born 10 June 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for HC Lugano of the National League (NL).

Playing career

As 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

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Canadiens sign Czech forward Jiri Sekac". TheScore Inc. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Jiri Sekac scores 1st NHL goal, dad goes nuts". CBC Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Canadiens' Sekac to join rookies at All-Star Weekend". NHL.com. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition results". NHL.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Habs acquire Smith-Pelly from Ducks". The Sports Network. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Jiri Sekac traded to the Chicago Blackhawks". National Hockey League. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Arizona Coyotes claim Jiri Sekac of waivers from Blackhawks". Sportsnet.ca. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Jiri Sekac Signs Deal With Ak Bars Kazan in KHL". The Hockey Writers. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  10. ^ "CSKA make trade with Ak Bars" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Avangard Omsk sign a contract with Jiri Sekac" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Lausanne HC signs forward Jiri Sekac to three-year deal". swisshockeynews.ch. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Avangard is crowned 2021 Gagarin Cup Champions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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