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Jakub Voracek to donate 396 hats after Simmonds' missed hat trick
Wayne Simmonds’ hat trick that wasn’t Tuesday night has turned into another fine charitable venture from Jakub Voracek.
There were a large number of Philadelphia Flyers fans who went home after the win over Colorado Avalanche without their hats. For a few moments, everyone inside Wells Fargo Center thought that Simmonds had completed a natural hat trick after putting home a Voracek pass, but upon further review the puck did not hit off Simmonds for the goal.
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Hats littered the ice in celebration, but soon after the goal was announced as Voracek’s and fans who tossed one laughed it off while pondering how they were going to replace their lost lid.
“Well, hopefully that’s the last time I get booed after I scored,” Voracek said after the game. He jokingly added he hoped Flyers fans wouldn’t throw rocks at his car after losing their hats.
There is some good to come out this funny moment, however. There were 396 hats thrown to the ice, according to the Flyers, and Voracek will now purchase 396 new hats to be donated to local hospitals for kids fighting cancer. What a great way to close the book on this quirky situation.
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You might remember one of Voracek’s other charitable decisions when he decided before last season to donate $1,000 for every point he recorded (he finished with 55 points) to benefit a foundation he created to help those fighting multiple sclerosis, like his sister Petra.
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