Jakub Voráček
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| Born |
15 August 1989 Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers HC Kladno Columbus Blue Jackets HC Lev Praha |
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| National team |
 Czech Republic
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| NHL Draft | 7th overall, 2007 Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
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| Representing Czech Republic
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| World Championships | ||
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2010 Cologne | |
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2011 Bratislava | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
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2006 Halmstad | |
Jakub Voráček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈvoraːtʃɛk];born 15 August 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, with whom he began his NHL 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 2 August 2007.
Voráček made his NHL debut on 10 October 2008, against the Dallas Stars, also scoring his first career NHL goal in the game's first period on goaltender Marty Turco. Voráček scored nine goals and 29 assists for 38 points in 80 games during his rookie season, helping the Blue Jackets make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 2009. He also had the lone assist on the first-ever playoff goal in Blue Jackets history, scored by R. J. Umberger.
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