Ľubomír Sekeráš (born November 18, 1968) is a Slovak former professional

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player. Sekeráš last played with hometown team

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of the

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. Sekeráš has played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and

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Playing career

He started his career with the

of the then

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. After the

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in 1993, he continued to play for Dukla Trenčín, but in the

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

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of the

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, 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

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

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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

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in the Western Conference Finals. A free agent in the 2003–04 season, Sekeráš signed with Lokomotiv

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of the

Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague (, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the Nation ...

. Lubomir left after 15 games to join

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of the

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. Sekeráš whirlwind year continued when he was signed by the injury depleted

on March 9, 2004, to fill in for the remainder of the season. Sekeras played for the

Nürnberg Ice Tigers The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. History The roots of the team can be traced back to SG Nürnberg, an ice hockey clu ...

of the German Hockey League in 2004–05, and returned to Sweden in 2006–07, when he played for

Malmö Redhawks The Malmö Redhawks (colloquially referred to simply as Malmö or by past abbreviation MIF) are a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Malmö which plays in the SHL, with Malmö Arena as the venue for home games. The history of the te ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sekeras, Lubomir 1968 births Living people Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen Dallas Stars players HC Oceláři Třinec players HK Dukla Trenčín players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Malmö Redhawks players Minnesota Wild draft picks Minnesota Wild players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia PSG Berani Zlín players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Slovak ice hockey defencemen Södertälje SK players Ice hockey people from Trenčín Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden