Lubomír Sekeráš
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Ľubomír Sekeráš is a Slovak
professional ice hockey
player. Sekeráš is currently playing with hometown team HC Dukla Trenčín
of the Slovak Extraliga
. Sekeráš has played in the National Hockey League
(NHL) with the Minnesota Wild
and Dallas Stars
.
of the then Czechoslovak Extraliga. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, he continued to play for Dukla Trencin, but in the Slovak Extraliga
winning the Championship in its first season. He continued playing for Dukla Trencin until 1995. At the start of the 1995-96 season, he began to play for HC Oceláři Třinec
of the Czech Extraliga
, which he would play for until the end of the 1999-00 season.
Sekeráš was drafted, at the age of 31, in the 8th round (232nd overall) by the Minnesota Wild
of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
. He played immediately as part of the expansion team's inaugural 2000–01 season. He continued to play for the Wild through the 2003 playoffs scoring his first playoff goal, a game winner, in the turning point over the Vancouver Canucks
in the Conference Semifinals. The Wild continued to make an unexpected run deep into the playoffs until they were eliminated by the Mighty ducks of Anaheim in the Western Conference Finals.
A free agent in the 2003–04 season, Sekeráš signed with Lokomotiv
Yaroslavl
of the Russian Superleague. Lubomir left after 15 games to join Sodertalje SK
of the Swedish Elite League. Sekeráš whirlwind year continued when he was signed by the injury depleted Dallas Stars
on March 9, 2004, to fill in for the remainder of the season. Sekeras played for the Nürnburg Ice Tigers of the German Hockey League in 2004–05, and returned to Sweden in 2006–07, when he played for Malmö Redhawks
.
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. Sekeráš is currently playing with hometown team HC Dukla Trenčín
HC Dukla Trencín
capacity 6100HC Dukla Trenčín is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenčín, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenčín Zimny Arena.-History:The club was established in 1962 as an army hockey club...
of the Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name...
. Sekeráš has played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) with the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
and Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
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Playing career
He started his career with the HC Dukla TrenčínHC Dukla Trencín
capacity 6100HC Dukla Trenčín is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenčín, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenčín Zimny Arena.-History:The club was established in 1962 as an army hockey club...
of the then Czechoslovak Extraliga. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, he continued to play for Dukla Trencin, but in the Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name...
winning the Championship in its first season. He continued playing for Dukla Trencin until 1995. At the start of the 1995-96 season, he began to play for HC Oceláři Třinec
HC Ocelári Trinec
HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec...
of the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
, which he would play for until the end of the 1999-00 season.
Sekeráš was drafted, at the age of 31, in the 8th round (232nd overall) by the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild...
. He played immediately as part of the expansion team's inaugural 2000–01 season. He continued to play for the Wild through the 2003 playoffs scoring his first playoff goal, a game winner, in the turning point over the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
in the Conference Semifinals. The Wild continued to make an unexpected run deep into the playoffs until they were eliminated by the Mighty ducks of Anaheim in the Western Conference Finals.
A free agent in the 2003–04 season, Sekeráš signed with Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Hockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Yaroslavl. The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator....
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
of the Russian Superleague. Lubomir left after 15 games to join Sodertalje SK
Södertälje SK
Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league...
of the Swedish Elite League. Sekeráš whirlwind year continued when he was signed by the injury depleted Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
on March 9, 2004, to fill in for the remainder of the season. Sekeras played for the Nürnburg Ice Tigers of the German Hockey League in 2004–05, and returned to Sweden in 2006–07, when he played for Malmö Redhawks
Malmö Redhawks
The Malmö Redhawks is an ice hockey club from Malmö, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Malmö has played 16 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:...
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Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | HC Dukla Trenčín HC Dukla Trencín capacity 6100HC Dukla Trenčín is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenčín, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenčín Zimny Arena.-History:The club was established in 1962 as an army hockey club... |
CEL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Dukla Trenčín | CEL | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | HC Dukla Trenčín | CEL | 52 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | HC Dukla Trenčín | CEL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Dukla Trenčín | CEL | 40 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK Slovak Extraliga Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name... |
36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 36 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Oceláři Třinec HC Ocelári Trinec HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec... |
CZE Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe.... |
40 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 52 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 50 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 50 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 52 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 80 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 69 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 60 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Yaroslavl. The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator.... |
RSL Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague , commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second best league in the world, after the National Hockey League of North America... |
15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Södertälje SK Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
33 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Nürnburg Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Malmö Redhawks Malmö Redhawks The Malmö Redhawks is an ice hockey club from Malmö, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Malmö has played 16 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:... |
Swe-1 Allsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan... |
35 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Zlín | CZE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Oceláři Třinec | CZE | 48 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Dukla Trenčín | SVK | 47 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 213 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 122 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group 2 :- Quarterfinals :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :- Semifinals :- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :... |
Slovakia | WC-C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1994 Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics was held at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer, Norway. The competition, held from February 12 to February 27, was won by Sweden and Canada as runner-up.-Final rankings:Source:* Gold -... |
Slovakia | OG | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1995 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was played in Stockholm and Gavle Sweden, from April 23rd to May the 7th, 1995. In the tournament finals, Finland won the gold medal by winning over Sweden 4-1 at the Globen arena in Stockholm. The Finnish goals were scored by Timo Jutila and Ville... |
Slovakia | WC-B | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 1996 1996 World Cup of Hockey The first World Cup of Hockey , or 1996 World Cup of Hockey, replaced the Canada Cup as one of the premier championships for professional ice hockey .... |
Slovakia | WCH World Cup of Hockey The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the previous Canada Cup, which ran from 1976 to 1991... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group 2 :- Quarterfinals :- Consolation Round 11-12 Place :Austria was relegated to Group B.- Semifinals :- Match for third place :- Final :-World Championship Group B :... |
Slovakia | WC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group 2 :- Second Round 1-6 Place :Teams that had played each other in the first round carried those results forward. First and second place played off for gold, third and fourth for bronze.- Consolation Round 7-12 Place :... |
Slovakia | WC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 1999 1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -World Championship Group C:Played at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands April 5–11. Yugoslavia was supposed to particpate in this tournament, but was prevented by the host Dutch government.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Final Round 25-28 Place:... |
Slovakia | WC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 2000 2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -World Championship Group A :Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2001# -World Championship Group B :... |
Slovakia | WC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2001 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2002# — relegated to Division I for 2002# - Group A :Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001... |
Slovakia | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Senior int'l Totals | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | ||