Jakub Voracek Reaches 500 NHL Games
Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers reached 500 NHL games on January 31, 2015. Voracek is 2 years old and was drafted 7th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2007 NHL entry draft. He played 3 seasons for the Blue Jackets, and was then traded to the Flyer for Jeff Carter and first and third round picks in the 2011 draft. Now in his fourth season with the Flyers, Voracek is having a break-out year and is currently first in the league with the 58 points.
He is on pace to destroy his career high of 62 points in one season. His 17 goals and 41 assists in 51 games put him on pace for 27 goals, 66 assists, and a whopping 93 points, which would all be career NHL highs. Voracek played in the 2015 NHL All-star Game and tied a record set by Mario Lemieux by scoring a hat trick and adding 3 assists. He has a good chance of winning the Art Ross Trophy this season if he keeps up with the same pace. In 500 career NHL games, Voracek has scored 119 goals and 230 assists for 349 points and added 238 penalty minutes.
