Andrej Sekera

Andrej Sekera
Born (1986-06-08) June 8, 1986
Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Edmonton Oilers
Buffalo Sabres
Slovan Bratislava
Carolina Hurricanes
Los Angeles Kings
National team  Slovakia
NHL Draft 71st overall, 2004
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2006present

Andrej Sekera (born June 8, 1986) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). A defenceman, he was drafted in the third round, 71st overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Minor

After playing one season in the Slovak Extraliga for Dukla Trenčín, Sekera came to North America. He played two seasons with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where in the 2005–06 season, he won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL's most outstanding defenceman.

Professional

Buffalo Sabres

On July 14, 2006, Sekera signed a three-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres. He made his professional debut with the Sabres' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 2006–07 season. He also appeared in two NHL games with the Sabres early in the season.

Sekera recorded his first NHL goal on November 28, 2007, against St. Louis Blues' goaltender Manny Legace.

In 2009, Sekera was selected to represent Slovakia internationally at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Slovakia ultimately finished fourth in the tournament.

On July 19, 2011, Sekera signed a four-year contract extension with the Sabres worth $11 million and in doing so, avoided salary arbitration.[1]

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, which cancelled the majority of the first half of the 2012–13 season, Sekera played in his native Slovakia with Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He returned to the Sabres following the return of NHL play in January 2013.

Carolina Hurricanes

On June 30, 2013, during the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Sekera was traded by the Sabres to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the team's second-round draft pick (ultimately used to select J. T. Compher) and defenceman Jamie McBain.[2]

In 2014, Sekera was again selected to represent Slovakia, participating in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Slovakia finished the tournament in a disappointing 11th place.

Los Angeles Kings

In the midst of the 2014–15 season, in the last year of contract before approaching unrestricted free agency, and with the Hurricanes out of playoff contention, on February 25, 2015, Sekera was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a conditional first-round draft pick and defensive prospect Roland McKeown.[3]

Edmonton Oilers

On July 1, 2015, the Edmonton Oilers signed Sekera to a six-year, $33 million contract.[4] In his first season with the club, Sekera recorded 6 goals and 30 points in a career-high 81 games.

During the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, Sekera suffered a torn ACL. It was announced he would miss six-to-nine months.[5] Sekera made his 2017–18 season debut on December 22 in a 3–2 win over the St. Louis Blues.[6]

During the 2018 offseason, Sekera injured his Achilles tendon while training and was set to be out indefinitely.[7]

Career statistics

Sekera with the Buffalo Sabres in 2011.

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Dukla TrenčínSlovak30002
2004–05Owen Sound AttackOHL52721281860444
2005–06Owen Sound AttackOHL51213455541158139
2006–07Rochester AmericansAHL543161928
2006–07Buffalo SabresNHL20002
2007–08Rochester AmericansAHL402151722
2007–08Buffalo SabresNHL3726816
2008–09Buffalo SabresNHL693161922
2009–10Buffalo SabresNHL494711660007
2010–11Buffalo SabresNHL76326293421014
2011–12Buffalo SabresNHL693101318
2012–13Slovan BratislavaKHL2539128
2012–13Buffalo SabresNHL37210124
2013–14Carolina HurricanesNHL7411334420
2014–15Carolina HurricanesNHL57217198
2014–15Los Angeles KingsNHL161346
2015–16Edmonton OilersNHL816243012
2016–17Edmonton OilersNHL808273518111232
2017–18Edmonton OilersNHL360886
NHL totals 683 45 187 232 172 19 2 2 4 13

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Slovakia WJC18 6th 6 1 1 2 18
2005 Slovakia WJC 7th 6 1 0 1 2
2006 Slovakia WJC 8th 6 2 3 5 2
2008 Slovakia WC 13th 5 0 1 1 2
2009 Slovakia WC 4th 6 0 2 2 2
2010 Slovakia OG 4th 7 1 0 1 0
2010 Slovakia WC 12th 6 0 2 2 2
2012 Slovakia WC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 10 2 7 9 6
2013 Slovakia WC 8th 8 1 1 2 2
2014 Slovakia OG 11th 4 0 2 2 0
2016 Slovakia WC 9th 7 3 1 4 6
Junior totals 18 4 4 8 22
Senior totals 53 7 16 23 20

Awards and honors

Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Ice hockey
World Championships
2012 Helsinki
Award Year
OHL
All-Rookie Team 2005
First All-Star Team 2006
Max Kaminsky Trophy 2006

References

  1. "Sabres re-sign Sekera, Ellis". The Sports Network. 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  2. "Hurricanes trade McBain, pick to Sabres for Sekera". The Sports Network. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  3. "Kings acquire Sekera from Hurricanes". The Sports Network. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  4. "Oilers agree to terms with Andrej Sekera". Edmonton Oilers. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. "Oilers' Andrej Sekera out 6-9 months with torn ACL". sportsnet.ca. May 16, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  6. Campbell, Tim (December 22, 2017). "Sekera return provides boost on, off ice for Oilers". NHL.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. "Sekera out indefinitely for Oilers with torn Achilles tendon". NHL.com. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Danny Syvret
Winner of the Max Kaminsky Trophy
2005–06
Succeeded by
Marc Staal
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