Joueur de la Semaine

8-9-2008 Player of the week: Andrei Kostitsyn (R)
NHL has awarded Andrei Kostitsyn (R) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 1 goals and 3 assists for 4 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Belarussia, Andrei Kostitsyn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 14 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 4 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 0 PIM.

15-9-2008 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 3 assists for 7 points in 3 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 309 NHL games during his career, notching 165 goals and adding 147 assists along with 218 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 4 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 5+4=9 with 2 PIM.

6-10-2007 Player of the week: Daniel Sedin (L)
NHL has awarded Daniel Sedin (L) of Anaheim Ducks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Daniel Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 400 NHL games during his career, notching 87 goals and adding 140 assists along with 142 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 3 games with the Anaheim Ducks this season, totalling 4+1=5 with 0 PIM.

13-10-2007 Player of the week: Peter Forsberg (C)
NHL has awarded Peter Forsberg (C) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Peter Forsberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 646 NHL games during his career, notching 238 goals and adding 584 assists along with 590 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 6 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 0 PIM.

27-10-2007 Player of the week: Rick Nash (L)
NHL has awarded Rick Nash (L) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

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 220 NHL games during his career, notching 95 goals and adding 69 assists along with 218 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 12 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 6+8=14 with 2 PIM.