Joueurs du mois

Player of the month: Sidney Crosby (C)
NHL has awarded Sidney Crosby (C) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 10 assists for 18 points in 12 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Sidney Crosby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 170 NHL games during his career, notching 88 goals and adding 125 assists along with 152 penalty minutes. The 21 year old center has played 12 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 8+10=18 with 0 PIM.

8 Player of the month: Saku Koivu (C)
NHL has awarded Saku Koivu (C) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Month He registered 13 goals and 12 assists for 25 points in 15 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of Finland, Saku Koivu was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 677 NHL games during his career, notching 192 goals and adding 394 assists along with 466 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 26 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 18+23=41 with 2 PIM.


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Player of the month: Joe Thornton (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Thornton (C) of Chicago Blackhawks as Player Of The Month He registered 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points in 13 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 713 NHL games during his career, notching 250 goals and adding 431 assists along with 703 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 38 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 28+34=62 with 0 PIM.

Player of the month: Stephen Weiss (C)
NHL has awarded Stephen Weiss (C) of Florida Panthers as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points in 14 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Stephen Weiss was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 303 NHL games during his career, notching 77 goals and adding 120 assists along with 78 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 50 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 25+38=63 with 15 PIM.

Player of the month: David Vyborny (L)
NHL has awarded David Vyborny (L) of Minnesota Wild as Player Of The Month He registered 11 goals and 8 assists for 19 points in 11 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, David Vyborny was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 539 NHL games during his career, notching 167 goals and adding 215 assists along with 190 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 62 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 39+33=72 with 2 PIM.