Joueur du mois

1-11-2008 Player of the month: Alexander Semin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Semin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points in 12 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Alexander Semin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 64 NHL games during his career, notching 20 goals and adding 23 assists along with 48 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing has played 12 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 10+11=21 with 12 PIM.


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1-11-2008 Rookie of the month: Anze Kopitar (C)
NHL has awarded Anze Kopitar (C) of Los Angeles Kings as Rookie Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 10 assists for 18 points in 12 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Slovenia, Anze Kopitar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 12 NHL games during his career, notching 8 goals and adding 10 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 21 year old center has played 12 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 8+10=18 with 6 PIM.


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