Mark Voakes

Mark Voakes
Born (1984-04-06) April 6, 1984 (age 40)
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Portland Pirates
Rochester Americans
Krefeld Pinguine
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
EHC München
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2021

Mark Voakes (born April 6, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

Prior to turning professional, Voakes attended Wilfrid Laurier University where he played four seasons of Canadian Interuniversity Sport hockey. During the summer of 2011, the Rochester Americans announced that they had signed Voakes to an American Hockey League contract.[1]

On June 1, 2012, Voakes signed his first European contract on an initial one-year deal with Krefeld Pinguine of the German DEL.[2] After two years with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side EHC Wolfsburg prior to the 2014–15 campaign.[3] In January 2016, he put pen to paper on a contract extension that will keep him at the club through the 2017–18 season.[4]

On May 7, 2018, Voakes left Wolfsburg as a free agent and agreed to a one-year contract with reigning champions, EHC München.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Amerks sign Voakes". Rochester Americans. August 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Canadian Mark Voakes comes to terms with Krefeld" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Stürmer Voakes wechselt von Krefeld nach Wolfsburg". Westdeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mark Voakes und Tyson Mulock verlängern bis 2018". Hockeyweb. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Red Bulls sign Mark Voakes" (in German). EHC München. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.


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