Jakub Voráček

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
Nickname(s)	Jake
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg/13 st 9 lb)
NHL Team (P) Cur. team	Columbus Blue Jackets Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	August 15, 1989 (1989-08-15) (age 18), Slaný, CS
NHL Draft	7th overall, 2007 Columbus Blue Jackets
Pro career	2005 – present

Jakub Voráček (Born August 15, 1989 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is an amateur ice hockey player who plays for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. Voráček was taken first overall in the 2006 CHL Import Draft. He stands six foot and two inches and weighs 185 pounds. Voráček also represented Czech Republic at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in 2007 and 2008. On June 22, 2007, he was drafted seventh overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Voráček was on Team Bergeron-Burns for the 2007 CHL-NHL top prospects game, scoring one goal. [1]

Contents 1 Career statistics 1.1 Awards 1.1.1 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League 2 External links

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoff
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	HC Kladno Jr.	Czech		46	21	38	59	54		6	7	4	11	2
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

[edit] Awards

Voracek also signed a contract with Columbus at any Entry Draft Level.

[edit] Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

• RDS Cup (Rookie of the Year) - 2007
• Michel Bergeron Trophy (Offensive Rookie of the Year) - 2007
• QMJHL All-Rookie Team - 2007

[edit] External links

• Jakub Voracek's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Meltzer, Bill NHL.com article on Voracek. Retrieved 06-13-07.
• Profile @ HockeysFuture

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