Lubomir Sekeras

Ľubomír Sekeráš (born November 18, 1968 in Trenčín, Czechoslovakia now Slovakia) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with hometown team HC Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga. He has played in the 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 Trencin, but in the Slovak Extraliga winning the Championship in its first season. He continued playing for Dukla Trencin 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 Sodertalje 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 Nürnburg 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 	Nürnburg 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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		213 	18 	53 	71 	122 		15 	1 	1 	2 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
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	Senior int'l Totals	Senior int'l Totals	33	6	11	17 	12
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1968
Category:HC Oceláři Třinec player
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl player
Category:Minnesota Wild draft picks
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Nuremberg Ice Tigers player
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia
Category:Södertälje SK player
Category:Slovak hockey players
Category:1994 Olympian
Category:1998 Olympian
Category:Malmö IF Redhawks player
Category:HC Zlin player
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