Jakub Vojta (born February 8, 1987) is a Czech former professional

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. He played in the

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and the

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Career

Vojta was selected by the

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in the 4th round (94th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He made his

debut with

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during the 2007–08 Slovak Extraliga season. In 2007, Vojta played in the

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for the Czech Rep. U-20 Team. The team made it to the quarter-final where they met

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and lost 1–5 against

. Due to a knee injury from the 2011–2012 season, Vojta was not under contract in that season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* 1987 births Living people Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Czech ice hockey defencemen HC Sparta Praha players HK Nitra players Ottawa 67's players Sportspeople from Ústí nad Labem Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub