Honneur

11-9-2006 Player of the week: Alexei Yashin (C)
NHL has awarded Alexei Yashin (C) of New York Islanders as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week.

A native of Russia, Alexei Yashin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 795 NHL games during his career, notching 322 goals and adding 415 assists along with 363 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 3 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 6 PIM.

18-9-2006 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 86 NHL games during his career, notching 56 goals and adding 59 assists along with 54 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 5 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 4+5=9 with 2 PIM.

25-9-2006 Player of the week: Milan Hejduk (R)
NHL has awarded Milan Hejduk (R) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week.

A native of Czech, Milan Hejduk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 4th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 551 NHL games during his career, notching 225 goals and adding 261 assists along with 182 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 7 games with the

2-10-2006 Player of the week: Tyler Bouck (R)
NHL has awarded Tyler Bouck (R) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 1 assists for 3 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Tyler Bouck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 87 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 9 assists along with 77 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.

30-9-2006 Media rates the best players in the league
GOALTENDER
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Martin Brodeur A- B A- 34 New Jersey Devils
Roberto Luongo B A- B 27 Vancouver Canucks
Miikka Kiprusoff B B B 29 Calgary Flames
Tomas Vokoun B- B B 30 Nashville Predators
Marty Turco B B B 31 Dallas Stars
Olaf Kölzig B- B- B 36 Washington Capitals
Ryan Miller B- B- B 26 Buffalo Sabres
Nikolai Khabibulin B- B- B- 33 Chicago Blackhawks
Henrik Lundqvist B- B- B- 24 New York Rangers
Jean-Sébastien Giguère B- B- B- 29 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
DEFENSEMAN
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Nicklas Lidström B B A- 36 New Jersey Devils
Scott Niedermayer B B- B 33 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Rob Blake B- B B- 36 Los Angeles Kings
Zdeno Chara B- A- B- 29 Boston Bruins
Chris Pronger B- B B- 31 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Brian Rafalski B- B- B- 33 Detroit Red Wings
Tomas Kaberle B- B- B- 28 Toronto Maple Leafs
Sergei Zubov B- B- B- 36 Dallas Stars
Wade Redden B- B- B- 29 Ottawa Senators
Dan Boyle B- B- B- 30 Tampa Bay Lightning
LEFT WING
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Patrik Elias B B- B 30 New Jersey Devils
Alexander Ovechkin A- B- B 21 Washington Capitals
Paul Kariya B C B- 31 Nashville Predators
Daniel Alfredsson B B- B- 33 Ottawa Senators
Ilya Kovalchuk A- C B- 23 Atlanta Thrashers
Keith Tkachuk B C B- 34 Florida Panthers
Markus Näslund B C B- 33 Vancouver Canucks
Henrik Zetterberg B C B- 25 Detroit Red Wings
Rick Nash B B- B- 22 Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Smyth B- B- B- 30 New York Islanders
CENTER
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Peter Forsberg A B- A- 33 Nashville Predators
Joe Thornton A B- B 27 San Jose Sharks
Joe Sakic 84 72 83 37 Colorado Avalanche
Mats Sundin B B- B 35 Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Modano B C B 36 Dallas Stars
Pavol Demitra A- C B 31 Ottawa Senators
Eric Staal B B- B 21 Carolina Hurricanes
Rod Brind'Amour B- B- B- 36 Carolina Hurricanes
Sergei Fedorov B- B- B- 36 Columbus Blue Jackets
Patrick Marleau B B- B- 27 San Jose Sharks
RIGHT WING
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Jaromir Jagr A C B 34 New York Rangers
Jarome Iginla B B- B 29 Calgary Flames
Marian Hossa A- B- B 27 Atlanta Thrashers
Martin St. Louis B C B- 31 Tampa Bay Lightning
Dany Heatley B B- B- 25 Minnesota Wild
Marian Gaborik B C B- 24 Ottawa Senators
Patrice Bergeron B B- B- 21 Boston Bruins
Teemu Selänne B C B- 36 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Steve Sullivan B- C B- 32 Nashville Predators
Jere Lehtinen B- B- B- 33 Dallas Stars

9-10-2006 Player of the week: Marian Gaborik (R)
NHL has awarded Marian Gaborik (R) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Slovakia, Marian Gaborik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 365 NHL games during his career, notching 138 goals and adding 145 assists along with 202 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 5 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 4+5=9 with 6 PIM.

16-10-2006 Player of the week: Mats Sundin (C)
NHL has awarded Mats Sundin (C) of New York Rangers as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Mats Sundin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1164 NHL games during his career, notching 501 goals and adding 678 assists along with 931 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 8 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 5+7=12 with 4 PIM.

23-10-2006 Player of the week: Tony Amonte (R)
NHL has awarded Tony Amonte (R) of Calgary Flames as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Tony Amonte was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1105 NHL games during his career, notching 413 goals and adding 472 assists along with 726 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 12 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 7+8=15 with 14 PIM.

1-11-2006 Player of the month: Saku Koivu (C)
NHL has awarded Saku Koivu (C) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points in 18 games last month.

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 587 NHL games during his career, notching 147 goals and adding 339 assists along with 432 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 18 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 10+16=26 with 20 PIM.


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1-11-2006 Rookie of the month: Evgeny Malkin (L)
NHL has awarded Evgeny Malkin (L) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Rookie Of The Month He registered 6 goals and 11 assists for 17 points in 14 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Evgeny Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 14 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 11 assists along with 16 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 14 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 6+11=17 with 16 PIM.

13-11-2006 Player of the week: Joe Thornton (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Thornton (C) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points in 4 games last week.

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 609 NHL games during his career, notching 200 goals and adding 376 assists along with 699 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 19 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 11+19=30 with 27 PIM.

20-11-2006 Player of the week: Ilya Kovalchuk (L)
NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (L) of Atlanta Thrashers as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 325 NHL games during his career, notching 173 goals and adding 166 assists along with 238 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 20 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 13+23=36 with 22 PIM.

27-11-2006 Player of the week: Alex Kovalev (R)
NHL has awarded Alex Kovalev (R) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 6 assists for 9 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Alex Kovalev was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 950 NHL games during his career, notching 331 goals and adding 455 assists along with 1028 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 32 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 16+25=41 with 50 PIM.