Andrej Sekera
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Andrej Sekera
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| Born | June 8, 1986 Bojnice, TCH |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team | Buffalo Sabres |
| National team |  Slovakia |
| NHL Draft | 71st overall, 2004 Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
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| Competitor for Slovakia |
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| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2012 Helsinki | |
Andrej Sekera (born June 8, 1986 in Bojnice, Czechoslovakia now Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round, 71st overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
After playing one season in the Slovak Extraliga for HC Dukla Trenčín, Sekera came to North America. He played two seasons with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League. In the 2005–06 season, he won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the league's most outstanding defenceman.
On July 14, 2006, he signed a three-year contract with the Sabres. He made his professional debut with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 2006–07 season. He also appeared in two National Hockey League games with the Sabres early in the season.
Sekera recorded his first NHL goal on November 28, 2007 against St. Louis Blues goalie Manny Legace.
In 2009 he was selected to the Slovakian Men's Ice Hockey Olympic team for the February 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
On July 19, 2011, he signed a four-year contract with the Sabres worth 11 million dollars, and by doing so, avoided salary arbitration.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Dukla Trenčín | Slovak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 52 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 51 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 54 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 40 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 49 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 302 | 15 | 65 | 80 | 98 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2004 | Slovakia | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 2005 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2008 | Slovakia | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | Slovakia | OG | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Junior int'l totals | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
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| All-Rookie Team | 2005 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2006 | |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | 2006 | |
References
External links
| Preceded by Danny Syvret |
Winner of the Max Kaminsky Trophy 2005–06 |
Succeeded by Marc Staal |
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