Christopher Sekura

Christopher Sekura
Born (1975-10-31) October 31, 1975
Taber, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
AIHL team Sydney Ice Dogs
National team  Australia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003present

Christopher Sekura (born October 31, 1975) is a Canadian-born Australian ice hockey player who has played for the Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League from 2003, and represented the Australian national team on seven occasions.

Playing career

Sekura first played ice hockey for the West Sydney Ice Dogs (now Sydney Ice Dogs) of the Australian Ice Hockey League in 2003. During his first season he played six games, scoring two goals and recording ten assists. In 2011 Sekura competed in his ninth season with the Ice Dogs, recording 12 points from 18 games. He did not re-sign with the Ice Dogs for the 2012 season.[1][2] Sekura has also played for the Ice Dogs in the New South Wales pre-season tournament, the Wilson Cup. During the 2008 tournament he played five games, scoring four goals and recording three assists.[3]

Sekura was first called up to represent Australia in 2004 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament.[4] Sekura finished the tournament with the most assists, with nine.[5] In 2011 he represented Australia for the seventh time during the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament. Australia won the tournament after winning all four of their games and finished first in the group standings.[6]

Personal life

Sekura was born on October 31, 1975 in Taber, Alberta, Canada.[1] He started playing ice hockey at the age of three.[7]

Career statistics

Christopher Sekura
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Ice hockey
Ice Hockey World Championships
2004 Jaca Division II Group A
2005 Zagreb Division II Group A
2006 Auckland Division II Group B
2007 Seoul Division II Group B
2008 Newcastle Division II Group B
2010 Mexico City Division II Group A
2011 Melbourne Division II Group A
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 6 2 10 12 31
2004 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 18 6 10 16 86
2005 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 26 6 12 18 98
2006 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 13 7 4 11 67
2007 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 16 5 9 14 110
2008 West Sydney Ice Dogs Wilson Cup 5 4 3 7 2
2008 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 20 11 15 26 60 2 0 0 0 14
2009 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 7 0 3 3 22
2010 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 6 3 4 7 0
2011 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 18 3 9 12 37
AIHL Totals 130 43 76 119 511 2 0 0 0 14
International
Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Australia 2004 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 2 9 11 2
2005 Australia 2005 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 2 4 6 4
2006 Australia 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 5 0 5 2
2007 Australia 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 4 1 3 4 6
2008 Australia 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 2 6 8 2
2010 Australia 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 1 1 2 0
2011 Australia 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 4 0 1 1 2
Team Australia Totals 33 13 24 37 18

References

  1. 1 2 "Christopher Sekura". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  2. "Chris Sekura - Sydney". New South Wales Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  3. "SEKURA, Chris - Player Profile". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  4. "2004 IIHF World Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  5. "Assist Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2004. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  6. "2011 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  7. "2 Mins in the Box with Chris Sekura". Sydney Ice Dogs. December 26, 2009. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-30.

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