Player Of The Month

Player of the month: Peter Forsberg (C)
NHL has awarded Peter Forsberg (C) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points in 12 games last month. 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 94 NHL games during his career, notching 55 goals and adding 74 assists along with 24 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 12 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 8+11=19 with 0 PIM

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Rookie of the month: Lauri Tukonen (R)
NHL has awarded Lauri Tukonen (R) of Detroit Red Wings as Rookie Of The Month He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 12 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Finland, Lauri Tukonen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 12 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 4 assists along with 14 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 12 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 14 PIM.

Player of the month: Marian Gaborik (R)
NHL has awarded Marian Gaborik (R) of New Jersey Devils as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points in 13 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

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 596 NHL games during his career, notching 136 goals and adding 140 assists along with 750 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 23 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 19+16=35 with 24 PIM.


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1-12-2008 Rookie of the month: Lauri Tukonen (R)
NHL has awarded Lauri Tukonen (R) of Detroit Red Wings as Rookie Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 10 assists for 15 points in 14 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Finland, Lauri Tukonen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 26 NHL games during his career, notching 8 goals and adding 14 assists along with 20 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 26 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 8+14=22 with 20 PIM.

Player of the month: Henrik Zetterberg (L)
NHL has awarded Henrik Zetterberg (L) of New Jersey Devils as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points in 14 games last month. He also had 5 game winning goals.

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 201 NHL games during his career, notching 83 goals and adding 135 assists along with 54 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 37 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 22+34=56 with 10 PIM.


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1-1-2009 Rookie of the month: Lukas Kaspar (R)
NHL has awarded Lukas Kaspar (R) of San Jose Sharks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 8 assists for 15 points in 14 games last month.

A native of Czech, Lukas Kaspar was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 32 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 11 assists along with 36 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 32 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 14+11=25 with 36 PIM. He has also played 4 games with the Cleveland Barons this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 0 PIM.