Ľubomír Sekeráš

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
SVK team Former teams	HC Dukla Trenčín NHL Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars CZE HC Oceláři Třinec HC Zlín RSL Lokomotiv Yaroslavl SEL Södertälje SK Malmö Redhawks DEL Nürnberg Ice Tigers
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	232nd overall, 2000 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	1988–2011

Ľubomír Sekeráš (born November 18, 1968) 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.

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. 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. 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		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	HC Dukla Trenčín	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		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	CZE		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	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	RSL		15	0	3	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Södertälje SK	SEL		33	4	13	17	30		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Dallas Stars	NHL		4	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Nürnberg 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	Swe-1		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

Ľubomír Sekeráš

Medal record
Representing Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2000 Saint Petersburg

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Slovakia	WC-C	6	0	3	3	4
1994	Slovakia	OG	8	0	0	0	10
1995	Slovakia	WC-B	7	3	4	7	22
1996	Slovakia	WCH	1	0	0	0	2
1996	Slovakia	WC	5	2	0	2	4
1997	Slovakia	WC	8	0	3	3	8
1999	Slovakia	WC	5	0	5	5	8
2000	Slovakia	WC	7	2	4	6	6
2001	Slovakia	WC	7	0	1	1	8
Senior int'l Totals			33	6	11	17	12

External links

• Lubomir Sekeras's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database