Introduction
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. 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.
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. 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.
After 50 games with the Canadiens on February 24, 2015 he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Devante Smith-Pelly.
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. 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. 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.
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 | ||||