A few seasons ago, when Scott Hartnell was a Flyer, he started one of the league’s most creative charity efforts, the #HartnellDown Foundation. For the charity, Hartnell donates $50 to “charities that support hockey, children and communities around the US and Canada” for every time he falls down on the ice, all season long (which was 237 times in 2014-2015).
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Following in the footsteps of his former line mate, Jakub Voracek is now the latest Flyer to have a great idea that puts his on-ice abilities towards a good cause. Last week, the forward announced the Jakub Voracek Foundation. For every point that Voracek scores in this coming season, he will donate $1,000 to help raise awareness for multiple sclerosis, as well as to fight the disease. That would have been $81,000 last season from the Flyers’ forward who spent the majority of the season atop the league’s scoring list.
This is good news for the team as well, as this will likely serve as extra motivation as the season goes on. Even if he has a sub-par performance this season, it can be expected that Voracek’s donation will be at least $60,000, which would be a great accomplishment that would help lots of people dealing with multiple sclerosis. Also, much like Hartnell’s foundation, he hopes that fans as well as others will show their support by donating to the cause, so that he is not the only one, but I have a feeling this won’t be much of an issue.
This good deed does come on the heels of some bad news, as Voracek’s sister, Petra, has been diagnosed with the disease. However, thanks to the winger’s shiny new $66 million contract, and his tremendous ability to play hockey well, he is doing something that can help his family, and hopefully thousands of others across the world.