1-3-2009 Player of the month: Jason Spezza (C)
NHL has awarded Jason Spezza (C) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 14 assists for 23 points in 12 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.
A native of Canada, Jason Spezza was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 242 NHL games during his career, notching 79 goals and adding 159 assists along with 120 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 63 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 31+41=72 with 8 PIM.
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1-3-2009 Rookie of the month: Loui Eriksson (R)
NHL has awarded Loui Eriksson (R) of Dallas Stars as Rookie Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points in 13 games last month. 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 64 NHL games during his career, notching 36 goals and adding 33 assists along with 26 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 64 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 36+33=69 with 26 PIM.