2004 NHL Draft
Andrej Sekera in the 2004 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Andrej Sekera 71st overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 3.
He was the third of the 10 Slovaks selected that year. It was the third of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 842 games put him 12th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 71
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 6
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 68–74 in the 2004 draft
- 68Adam BertiL2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 69Casey BorerD16 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 70Brandon PrustL486 GP · 115 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Andrej SekeraD842 GP · 253 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 72Denis ParshinLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 73Zdenek BahenskyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 74Kyle KlubertanzDANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
3rd
of 10 Slovaks selected
22nd
of 86 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 10Boris ValabikD80 GP · 7 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 23Andrej MeszarosD645 GP · 238 POTTOttawa Senators
- 71Andrej SekeraD842 GP · 253 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 78Peter OlveckyL32 GP · 7 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 103Roman TomanekRPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 113Roman KukumbergFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 130Michal SersenDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 142Juraj GracikRATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 145Michal ValentGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 170Ladislav ScurkoCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Andrej Sekera made his NHL debut on December 9, 2006, 2 years and 166 days after the draft.
842
Games
51
Goals
202
Assists
253
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2004 draft
- 13Drew StaffordR841 GP · 428 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Michael FunkD9 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 71Andrej SekeraD842 GP · 253 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 145Michal ValentGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 176Patrick KaletaR348 GP · 54 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 207Mark MancariR42 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 241Mike CardD4 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 273Dylan HunterLBUFBuffalo Sabres