Joueur de la semaine !

David Krejci (L)
NHL has awarded David Krejci (L) of Boston Bruins as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, David Krejci was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 146 NHL games during his career, notching 31 goals and adding 75 assists along with 48 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 2 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 0 PIM.

Player of the week: Loui Eriksson (R)
NHL has awarded Loui Eriksson (R) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Loui Eriksson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 216 NHL games during his career, notching 58 goals and adding 62 assists along with 60 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 6 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 0 PIM.

Player of the week: Johan Franzén (R)
NHL has awarded Johan Franzén (R) of Phoenix Coyotes as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 0 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Johan Franzén was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 300 NHL games during his career, notching 90 goals and adding 66 assists along with 168 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 7+6=13 with 0 PIM.

NHL has awarded Mike Ribeiro (C) of Dallas Stars 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 Canada, Mike Ribeiro was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 527 NHL games during his career, notching 122 goals and adding 265 assists along with 214 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 12 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 5+9=14 with 2 PIM.

Rookie of the month: Nikita Filatov (L)
NHL has awarded Nikita Filatov (L) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Rookie Of The Month He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 12 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Nikita Filatov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 20 NHL games during his career, notching 7 goals and adding 4 assists along with 10 penalty minutes. The 19 year old left wing has played 12 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 10 PIM.

Player of the month: Tomas Holmström (R)
NHL has awarded Tomas Holmström (R) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Month He registered 4 goals and 12 assists for 16 points in 11 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Tomas Holmström was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 822 NHL games during his career, notching 193 goals and adding 247 assists along with 607 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 11 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 4+12=16 with 0 PIM.

5-11-2009 Player of the week: Rick Nash (R)
NHL has awarded Rick Nash (R) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 1 assists for 4 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 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 456 NHL games during his career, notching 200 goals and adding 165 assists along with 442 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 15 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 6+4=10 with 6 PIM.

12-11-2009 Player of the week: Niklas Backstrom (G)
NHL has awarded Niklas Backstrom (G) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 3 wins and allowed 2 goals in 4 games last week. He also had 2 shutouts.

A native of Finland, Niklas Backstrom, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 188 NHL games during his career, booking 19 career shutouts and allowing 401 goals. The 31 year old goaltender has played 18 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, allowing 38 goals on 321 while booking 2 shutouts.

19-11-2009 Player of the week: David Legwand (C)
NHL has awarded David Legwand (C) of Nashville Predators as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week.

A native of USA, David Legwand was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 642 NHL games during his career, notching 150 goals and adding 240 assists along with 350 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 20 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 9+12=21 with 0 PIM.

26-11-2009 Player of the week: Evgeni Malkin (C)
NHL has awarded Evgeni Malkin (C) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 265 NHL games during his career, notching 127 goals and adding 202 assists along with 238 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 23 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling