30-4-2010 Player of the week: Eric Staal (L)
NHL has awarded Eric Staal (L) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 1 games last week.
A native of Canada, Eric Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 492 NHL games during his career, notching 201 goals and adding 234 assists along with 300 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 83 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 37+40=77 with 11 PIM.
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1-5-2010 Player of the month: Travis Zajac (C)
NHL has awarded Travis Zajac (C) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 6 assists for 15 points in 11 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.
A native of Canada, Travis Zajac was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 326 NHL games during his career, notching 70 goals and adding 106 assists along with 80 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 82 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 19+19=38 with 4 PIM.
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1-5-2010 Rookie of the month: Evander Kane (C)
NHL has awarded Evander Kane (C) of Atlanta Thrashers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points in 11 games last month.
A native of Canada, Evander Kane was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 82 NHL games during his career, notching 22 goals and adding 26 assists along with 45 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center has played 82 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 22+26=48 with 45 PIM.