Jakub Vojta (ice hockey)

Jakub Vojta (born February 8, 1987) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the Slovak Extraliga and the Czech Extraliga. Vojta was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 4th round (94th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Jakub Vojta
Born (1987-02-08) February 8, 1987
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Shot Right
Played for HK Nitra
HC Sparta Praha
NHL Draft 94th overall, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 20072014

Vojta made his Slovak Extraliga debut playing with HK Nitra during the 2007–08 Slovak Extraliga season.[1]

In the year 2007 Jakub Vojta played in the IIHF World U20 Championship for the Czech Rep. U-20 Team.[2] The team made it to the quarter-final where they met Sweden and lost 1-5 against Sweden.[3] However, due to a knee injury from the 2011/2012 season that has healed, Vojta was not under contract in that season.[4]

References

  1. "2007-08 HK Nitra player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. July 2, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  2. "Jakub Vojta Stats". NHL.com.
  3. "2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships".
  4. "Mighty Dogs Schweinfurt". EISHOCKEY.INFO. April 29, 2014.


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