Jiří Sekáč


Jiří Sekáč is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career

As a youth, Sekáč played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Chomutov.
Sekáč later 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 16, 2014 against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins.
On January 13, 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, Sekáč 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. Sekáč 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, Sekáč 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.
On May 1, 2019, after three productive seasons with Ak Bars, Sekáč was traded to reigning champions, HC CSKA Moscow, in exchange for Igor Ozhiganov's KHL rights. He registered 25 points in 45 regular season games, before ending his season through injury.
As a free agent from CSKA, Sekáč continued his travelled career in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Avangard Omsk on July 16, 2020.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours