- Pavel Vorobiev
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 194
team =Khimik Moscow Oblast
former_teams =Chicago Blackhawks
league = RSL
nationality = Russia
birth_date = Birth date and age|1982|5|5|mf=y
birth_place =Karaganda ,Kazakh SSR
draft = 11th overall
draft_year = 2000
draft_team =Chicago Blackhawks
image_size = 230px
career_start = 2003|Pavel Vorobiev (born
May 5 ,1982 inKaraganda ,Kazakhstan ) is aprofessional ice hockey right winger who currently plays forHC Spartak Moscow . Vorobiev was drafted in the 1st round, 11th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the2000 NHL Entry Draft .Playing career
After playing for the Blackhawks for two seasons, Vorobiev announced in August, 2006, that he would not be returning to the team, but would instead play in
Russia . Vorobiev accused Americans, but especially the Blackhawks organization, of being biased against Russians. The Blackhawks still have the NHL rights to Vorobiev until the end of the 2008–09 season. Vorobiev has not ruled out playing in the NHL again, and said he hopes the Blackhawks trade his NHL rights. [Reuters, [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=sportsNews&storyID=2006-08-05T124755Z_01_L05926629_RTRUKOC_0_US-NHL-VOROBIEV.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-sportsNews-3 Vorobiev unhappy with treatment in Chicago] ]Career statistics
ee also
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List of AHL seasons References
External links
*hockeydb|51194
* [http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=27447 Bio at EuroHockey.net]
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