Yesterday the Arizona Coyotes claimed forward Jiri Sekac off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks, making him the second forward Arizona has acquired in this fashion from Chicago this year (Viktor Tikhonov).
Why? What does Sekac bring to the Coyotes besides a warm body? And why could Arizona promote from within if it needed to fill a roster spot following the Trade Deadline? Let's take a look at who Sekac is and what he offers Arizona.
Meet Jiri Sekac
A native of Kladno in the Czech Republic (which is also the hometown of numerous NHLers including Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Plekanec, and Ondrej Pavelec), Sekac played for the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League before he went undrafted.