Jakub Voracek officially retires

[klikkar]

Haven't seen this posted.

Haven't played NHL game since his last concussion in November '22, but only now calling it officially.

Voracek retires from NHL after 15 seasons with Flyers, Blue Jackets | NHL.com

Forward, who hadn't played since 2022 because of concussions, had 806 points in 1,058 games

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Enjoy your retirement, Jake.

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[Tobias Kahun]

Damn, with that many concussions, I just hope he can live a normal life post hockey.

Was an underrated player during his prime.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Didn’t he call out some hf poster publicly?

 

[OKR]

Never felt this old before.

Didn’t he call out some hf poster publicly?

He did, iirc the user was ”deadhead”

Edit: yup this was the post he replied to

 

[mr figgles]

Damn good player. Everyone talks about how the Flyers wasted Giroux’s prime, but Voracek’s got wasted too.

 

[Koivu11]

Never felt this old before.

He did, iirc the user was ”deadhead”
Edit: yup this was the post he replied to

His response:

 

[PULSATING]

His response:

Not sure why this set him off so much. Was pretty tame criticism imo

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

81 points in an era where 87 was good enough for the art ross. Pretty damn underrated

 

[Svencouver]

hf legend

 

[pit]

Not sure why this set him off so much. Was pretty tame criticism imo

This wasn't an isolated post from deadhead. He consistently went after Voracek. Voracek actually mentioned him in two different tweets.

 

[mr figgles]

Not sure why this set him off so much. Was pretty tame criticism imo

Read Deadhead’s posts on a daily basis, and you’ll understand

81 points in an era where 87 was good enough for the art ross. Pretty damn underrated

He was in the running for that Art Ross, but ran out of steam at the end.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

type of guy teams just don't win with despite his production.

 

[BB79]

His response:

Wow, confirmed, NHL players are among us on HFBoards

I hope he enjoys a healthy retirement, that's too many concussions. Get some rest and enjoy your family, Jake, enjoy

 

[HanSolo]

Bummer. Hope he has a healthy life post retirement.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Wish him all the best. Hope hes able to enjoy it.

 

[DitchMarner]

Happy retirement. He was a good player. He was about as good as guys like Pacioretty and Duchene but seemed to be less talked about.

 

[majormajor]

His response:

Damn, I'm about to delete half of my post history.

type of guy teams just don't win with despite his production.

People always say this about players not fortunate enough to play for top clubs. Voracek would have made any team better.

 

[Felidae]

Point finishes: 4, 13, 18
Assists: 2, 4,

18th in points and 10th in assists in the 2010s. Was one of the best playmakers and overall a really good player at his peak

 

[zizbuka]

Not sure why this set him off so much. Was pretty tame criticism imo

There's probably more than a few on the Flyers board that wouldn't mind running into braindead in a dark alley.........

 

[Dead Coyote]

Guess he didn't want to move to Utah

 

[ybnvs]

Voracek read HFFlyers periodically over the years.

In 2017 he also told another HFFlyer member to "get a life" on Twitter.

@bennysflyers16 How's your life, bud? Ever get one?

 

[Ezekial]

I wish more players called us out, one of my favorite things was the meme of Vorachek calling out deadhead.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

Wish him all the best! To a healthy future!

 

[elmaco]

Allstar

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Always really liked him from his rookie season onward. Seemed like he neve consistently reached the potential I thought he had. It was interesting watching how his game changed over the course of his career.