Jiří Sekáč
| Jiří Sekáč | |
|---|---|
 Sekáč with the Montreal Canadiens in January 2015 | |
| Born | June 10, 1992 Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks HC Lev Poprad HC Sparta Praha HC Lev Praha Montreal Canadiens |
| 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 with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.
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]
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 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 55 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 109 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | ||||
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.
External links
- Jiří Sekáč's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jiří Sekáč's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database