Player Of The Week!

9-9-2008 Player of the week: Pavel Datsyuk (C)
NHL has awarded Pavel Datsyuk (C) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 1 assists for 3 points in 2 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Pavel Datsyuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 6th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 291 NHL games during his career, notching 83 goals and adding 164 assists along with 77 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 2 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.

16-9-2008 Player of the week: Joe Thornton (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Thornton (C) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 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 594 NHL games during his career, notching 192 goals and adding 361 assists along with 672 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 4 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 0 PIM.

23-9-2008 Player of the week: Todd Bertuzzi (R)
NHL has awarded Todd Bertuzzi (R) of Calgary Flames as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Todd Bertuzzi was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 716 NHL games during his career, notching 228 goals and adding 309 assists along with 1031 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 6 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 5+3=8 with 0 PIM.

7-10-2008 Player of the week: Slava Kozlov (R)
NHL has awarded Slava Kozlov (R) of New York Rangers 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 Russia, Slava Kozlov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 884 NHL games during his career, notching 279 goals and adding 354 assists along with 567 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 2 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 2 PIM.


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Player of the week: Travis Zajac (R)
NHL has awarded Travis Zajac (R) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week.

A native of Canada, Travis Zajac was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 4 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 4 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 5+4=9 with 0 PIM.

21-10-2008 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 1 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

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 599 NHL games during his career, notching 194 goals and adding 360 assists along with 674 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 9 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 5+3=8 with 2 PIM.


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4-11-2008 Player of the week: Evgeny Malkin (L)
NHL has awarded Evgeny Malkin (L) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

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 13 NHL games during his career, notching 8 goals and adding 9 assists along with 10 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 13 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 8+9=17 with 10 PIM.

11-11-2008 Player of the week: Brad Richards (C)
NHL has awarded Brad Richards (C) of Dallas Stars 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 Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 423 NHL games during his career, notching 114 goals and adding 270 assists along with 101 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 15 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 7+9=16 with 6 PIM.

18-11-2008 Player of the week: Henrik Zetterberg (L)
NHL has awarded Henrik Zetterberg (L) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 237 NHL games during his career, notching 86 goals and adding 115 assists along with 52 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 20 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 10+19=29 with 0 PIM.