Player Of The Month

-12-2008 Player of the month: Mike Comrie (R)
NHL has awarded Mike Comrie (R) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 14 assists for 23 points in 15 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Mike Comrie was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 347 NHL games during his career, notching 116 goals and adding 133 assists along with 241 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 26 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 13+19=32 with 9 PIM.

1-1-2009 Player of the month: Rick Nash (L)
NHL has awarded Rick Nash (L) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points in 11 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 242 NHL games during his career, notching 110 goals and adding 87 assists along with 222 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing has played 34 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 21+26=47 with 6 PIM.

1-2-2009 Player of the month: Mats Sundin (C)
NHL has awarded Mats Sundin (C) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 12 assists for 21 points in 15 games last month. 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 1209 NHL games during his career, notching 520 goals and adding 701 assists along with 939 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center has played 53 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 24+30=54 with 12 PIM.

1-3-2009 Player of the month: Eric Staal (C)
NHL has awarded Eric Staal (C) of Carolina Hurricanes as Player Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 10 assists for 17 points in 11 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

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 228 NHL games during his career, notching 87 goals and adding 114 assists along with 123 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 65 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 31+39=70 with 2 PIM.

1-4-2009 Player of the month: Ilya Kovalchuk (R)
NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (R) of Minnesota Wild as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 13 assists for 22 points in 15 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

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 376 NHL games during his career, notching 201 goals and adding 189 assists along with 228 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 71 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 41+46=87 with 12 PIM.

1-12-2009 Player of the month: Chris Higgins (L)
NHL has awarded Chris Higgins (L) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points in 15 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, Chris Higgins was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 190 NHL games during his career, notching 73 goals and adding 71 assists along with 48 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 26 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 13+22=35 with 11 PIM.