Jakub Voráček
| Jakub Voráček | |
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 With the Flyers in 2011. |
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| Born | August 15, 1989 Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets |
| National team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 7th overall, 2007 Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Jakub "Jake" Voráček (born August 15, 1989) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted seventh overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
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[edit] Playing career
Voráček was taken first overall in the 2006 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft and played two seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He also represented the Czech Republic at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in 2007 and 2008. He signed a three-year entry level contract with the Blue Jackets on August 2, 2007.[1]
He scored his first NHL goal in his first game on October 10, 2008 against Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars.
Voráček had the lone assist on the first ever playoff goal in Blue Jackets history, scored by R. J. Umberger.
On June 23, 2011, he was traded along with a first and third-round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for Jeff Carter.[2] He signed a one-year contract with the Flyers on July 1,[3] the same day his new team signed fellow Kladno native Jaromír Jágr to a one-year contract.[4]
Voráček scored a goal in the first period of his first game with the Flyers on 6 October 2011 against Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Kladno | Czech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 59 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 53 | 33 | 68 | 101 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 80 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 81 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 80 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 241 | 39 | 95 | 134 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| QMJHL totals | 112 | 56 | 131 | 187 | 68 | 27 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 20 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Czech Republic |
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| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2010 Cologne | |
| Bronze | 2011 Bratislava | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Halmstad | |
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2006 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | WJC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2010 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Junior int'l totals | 23 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 16 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
[edit] Awards and honours
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| Award | Year |
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| QMJHL | |
| All-Rookie Team | 2007 |
| RDS Cup | 2007 |
| Michel Bergeron Trophy | 2007 |
| Second All-Star Team | 2008 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Blue Jackets sign 2007 first round pick Voracek". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2007-08-03. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=478486. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ^ "Flyers Acquire Voracek, 8th overall pick". Philadelphia Flyers. 2011-06-23. http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=566912. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Flyers add (D) Lilja, Sign Voracek". Philadelphia Flyers. 2011-07-01. http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568044. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Jagr Lands in Philly". Philadelphia Flyers. 2011-07-01. http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568064. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jakub Voráček |
- Jakub Voráček's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Jakub Voráček at Hockey-Reference.com
- Jakub Voráček's NHL player profile
| Preceded by Derick Brassard |
Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick 2007 |
Succeeded by Nikita Filatov |
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