Mikhail Vorobyev (ice hockey)

Mikhail Sergeyevich Vorobyev (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Воробьёв; born 5 January 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 104th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Mikhail Vorobyev
Mikhail Vorobyev on January 15, 2020
Born (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997
Salavat, Russia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 SKA Saint Petersburg
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 104th overall, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

Vorobyev made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Salavat Yulaev Ufa during the 2015–16 KHL season.[1]

On 27 April 2017 Vorobyev signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Philadelphia Flyers.[2] Following the Flyers training camp prior to the 2017–18 season, Vorobyov was assigned to the Flyers American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.[3]

After playing one season with the Phantoms, Vorobyev made the Flyers 2018–19 season opening night roster out of training camp.[4] He made his NHL debut on 4 October 2018, where he earned one assist in a 5–2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.[5] Vorobyev recorded his first career NHL goal in 5–2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on 7 October 2018. During the second period Avalanche's goalie, Semyon Varlamov, was crashed into by a teammate, allowing Vorobyev to shoot the puck into the empty net and tie the game 2–2.[6]

Vorobyev played three seasons within the Flyers organization before leaving as an impending restricted free agent to return to his original Russian club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL. He agreed to a three-year contract starting in the 2020–21 season on 30 June 2020.[7]

Approaching the 2021–22 season, Vorobyev was traded by Salavat Yulaev to SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Dinar Khafizullin on 28 August 2021.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Tolpar Ufa MHL 4 0 3 3 0  —  —  —  —  —
2014–15 Tolpar Ufa MHL 39 8 12 20 40 8 3 0 3 2
2015–16 Tolpar Ufa MHL 21 6 17 23 28 — — — — —
2015–16 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 28 2 1 3 14 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 44 3 8 11 18 5 0 0 0 4
2017–18 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 58 9 20 29 14 9 1 1 2 20
2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 15 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 42 7 19 26 36 — — — — —
2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 45 12 16 28 34 — — — — —
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20 1 2 3 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 33 5 8 13 18 — — — — —
2021–22 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 41 6 13 19 20 16 1 7 8 2
2022–23 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 59 13 26 39 26 14 3 3 6 6
KHL totals 205 29 56 85 96 36 4 10 14 12
NHL totals 35 2 3 5 8 — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
IIHF World Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Canada

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Russia WJC18 5th 5 1 3 4 2
2017 Russia WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 10 10 4
Junior totals 12 1 13 14 6

References
  1. "2015–16 Salavat Yulaev Ufa player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. "Flyers sign forward Mikhail Vorobyov". NHL.com. 2017-04-27.
  3. "Philadelphia Flyers Assign 13 Players to Phantoms Training Camp". phantomshockey.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. "Flyers Set 2018-19 Opening Night Roster". NHL.com. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. Fish, Wayne (5 October 2018). "Mikhail Vorobyev makes first game a memorable one". The Morning Call. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. Sadowski, Rick (7 October 2018). "Wilson, Varlamov propel Avalanche past Flyers". NHL.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. "Mikhail Vorobyev returns to Salavat" (in Russian). Salavat Yulaev Ufa. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  8. "SKA wishes Dinar Khafizullin luck!" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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