Jiří Sekáč
| Jiří Sekáč | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Sekáč with the Montreal Canadiens in January 2015 | |||
| Born |
June 10, 1992 Kladno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Ak Bars Kazan HC Lev Poprad HC Sparta Praha HC Lev Praha Montreal Canadiens Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks Arizona Coyotes | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Jiří Sekáč (born June 10, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Sekáč previously played with HC Lev Praha in the Kontinental Hockey League and HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga. On July 1, 2014, Sekáč signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Canadiens worth $1,850,000.[1] In his first North American season in 2014–15 he scored his first NHL goal on October 16th, 2014 against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins.[2]
On January 13th, 2015, Sekáč was invited to the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition as a replacement for Los Angeles Kings' forward Tanner Pearson.[3] 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.[4]
After 50 games with the Canadiens on February 24, 2015 he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Devante Smith-Pelly.[5]
In the following 2015–16 season, Sekac 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 January 21, 2016.[6] Sekac was used sparingly in 6 games with the Blackhawks registering one assist before being placed on waivers and claimed by the Arizona Coyotes on February 27, 2016.[7] Sekac closed out the season with the Coyotes, appearing 11 games for two assists.
On June 6, 2016, Sekac headed back to Europe and put pen to paper on a one-year deal with Ak Bars Kazan in a return to the Kontinental Hockey League.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | CZE | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 109 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 108 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Canadiens sign Czech forward Jiri Sekac". TheScore Inc. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ↑ "Jiri Sekac scores 1st NHL goal, dad goes nuts". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- ↑ "Canadiens' Sekac to join rookies at All-Star Weekend". NHL.com. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition results". NHL.com. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ "Habs acquire Smith-Pelly from Ducks". The Sports Network. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ↑ "Jiri Sekac traded to the Chicago Blackhawks". National Hockey League. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ↑ "Arizona Coyotes claim Jiri Sekac of waivers from Blackhawks". Sportsnet.ca. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ↑ "Jiri Sekac Signs Deal With Ak Bars Kazan in KHL". The Hockey Writers. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
External links
- Jiří Sekáč's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jiří Sekáč's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database