Ľubomír Sekeráš
Born (1968-11-18) November 18, 1968
Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota Wild
Dallas Stars
HC Oceláři Třinec
HC Zlín
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Södertälje SK
Malmö Redhawks
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
HC Dukla Trenčín
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 232nd overall, 2000
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 19882011

Ľubomír Sekeráš (born November 18, 1968) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. Sekeráš last played 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.

Playing career

He started his career with the HC Dukla Trenčín of the then Czechoslovak Extraliga. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, he continued to play for Dukla Trenčín, but in the Slovak Extraliga winning the Championship in its first season. He continued playing for Dukla Trenčín 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.[1] 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 Södertälje 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.[2] Sekeras played for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German Hockey League in 2004–05, and returned to Sweden in 2006–07, when he played for Malmö Redhawks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 9000
1988–89 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 1625722 110440
1989–90 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 446814 9022
1990–91 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 526162226 60110
1991–92 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 3226832 131120
1992–93 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín CSSR 405192448 1149130
1993–94 Dukla Trenčín SVK 369122146 924610
1994–95 Dukla Trenčín SVK 3611112224 92798
1995–96 HC Železárny Třinec ELH 4011132444 30000
1996–97 HC Železárny Třinec ELH 5114203454 41012
1997–98 HC Železárny Třinec ELH 449303934 13210124
1998–99 HC Železárny Třinec ELH 508152338 102686
1999–00 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 527243142 40222
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 8011233452
2001–02 Minnesota Wild NHL 694202438
2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 60291130 151126
2003–04 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 150336
2003–04 Södertälje SK SEL 334131730
2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 41122
2004–05 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 524273148 60114
2005–06 Dukla Trenčín SVK 1204412
2005–06 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 353161920 90228
2006–07 HC Hamé Zlín ELH 1210130
2006–07 Malmö Redhawks SEL 233101328
2007–08 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 467121936 810110
2008–09 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 486101622 51014
2009–10 Dukla Trenčín SVK 474303442
2010–11 Dukla Trenčín SVK 4013428 112468
2013–14 MHK Dubnica nad Váhom SVK.3 40000
CSSR totals 193215475 5051722
ELH totals 34463124187300 477182528
NHL totals 213185371122 151126

International

Ľubomír Sekeráš
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Saint Petersburg
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1994 Slovakia OLY 800010
1994 Slovakia WC C 60334
1995 Slovakia WC B 734722
1996 Slovakia WC 52024
1996 Slovakia WCH 10002
1997 Slovakia WC 80338
1998 Slovakia OLY 40442
1998 Slovakia WC 600016
1999 Slovakia WC 50558
2000 Slovakia WC 72466
2001 Slovakia WC 70118
Senior totals 514172164

References

  1. "Wild sidestep elimination for fifth time this postseason". ESPN. 2003-05-07. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. "Defense further bolstered with signing". ESPN. 2004-03-09. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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