Mikhail Vorobyev

Mikhail Sergeyevich Vorobyev (; born 5 January 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 104th overall in the 2015 NHL entry draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.

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

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

After playing one season with the Phantoms, Vorobyev made the Flyers' 2018–19 season-opening night roster out of training camp. He made his NHL debut on 4 October 2018, where he earned one assist in a 5–2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. 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.

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.

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

On 6 March 2024, Vorobyev's signing rights were traded to the Vegas Golden Knights, as part of a three-team trade involving the Flyers and Calgary Flames that sent Noah Hanifin to Vegas.

After five seasons with Saint Petersburg, Vorobyev left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract with fellow KHL club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, on 1 June 2026.

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 2023–24 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 61 17 24 41 36 10 2 3 5 0 2024–25 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 49 7 16 23 10 4 0 0 0 6 2025–26 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 48 7 26 33 14 5 0 0 0 4 KHL totals 363 60 122 182 156 55 6 13 19 22 NHL totals 35 2 3 5 8 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2015 Russia WJC18 5th 5 1 3 4 2 2017 Russia WJC 7 0 10 10 4 Junior totals 12 1 13 14 6