Joueurs & Recrues du Mois Saison 2

4-12-2015 Pavel Datsyuk reaches a milestone !
Pavel Datsyuk() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Johan Franzen. In a game like this, it was nice to set that milestone, he said with a wink..

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 932 NHL games during his career, notching 311 goals and adding 589 assists along with 244 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center has played 26 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 10+15=25 with 4 PIM.

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7-12-2015 Player of the week: David Backes (C)
NHL has awarded David Backes (C) of St. Louis Blues as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, David Backes was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 671 NHL games during his career, notching 196 goals and adding 251 assists along with 828 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 25 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 11+14=25 with 9 PIM.

8-12-2015 Mike Fisher reaches a milestone !
Mike Fisher() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by Alexander Radulov. Tonight things went my way and what can I say, i got the record, he joked..

A native of Canada, Mike Fisher was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 998 NHL games during his career, notching 255 goals and adding 300 assists along with 700 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 29 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 2 PIM.

9-12-2015 Nathan Horton reaches a milestone !
Nathan Horton() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a goal by Jack Johnson. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, the happy player said in a hockey magazine..

A native of Canada, Nathan Horton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 736 NHL games during his career, notching 234 goals and adding 266 assists along with 588 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 28 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 9+18=27 with 4 PIM.

10-12-2015 Sidney Crosby reaches a milestone !
Sidney Crosby() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Chris Kunitz. Yes, it does feel great, he said with a wink..

A native of Canada, Sidney Crosby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 660 NHL games during his career, notching 337 goals and adding 563 assists along with 501 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 28 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 18+20=38 with 12 PIM

10-12-2015 Pierre-Marc Bouchard reaches a milestone !
Pierre-Marc Bouchard() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a goal by Nick Bjugstad. Tonight things went my way and what can I say, i got the record, the player said in an interview..

A native of Canada, Pierre-Marc Bouchard was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 702 NHL games during his career, notching 144 goals and adding 300 assists along with 240 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 27 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 6+12=18 with 12 PIM.

14-12-2015 Player of the week: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C)
NHL has awarded Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 297 NHL games during his career, notching 89 goals and adding 161 assists along with 63 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center has played 33 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 19+24=43 with 11 PIM.

13-12-2015 Media glorifies the Tampa Bay Lightning
The media is impressed by the team's 6 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Dg_Tampabay and headcoach Steve Ludzik

13-12-2015 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
It isn't the happiest time for the Carolina Hurricanes as they are on a 6 game winless streak. Carolina Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

13-12-2015 Media praises the Chicago Blackhawks
Let's see your headlines now..., commented Chicago Blackhawks GM after today's game against the Dallas Stars. This brings their current streak to 10 games undefeated.

16-12-2015 Media criticises the New York Islanders
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the New York Islanders after a dreadful 5 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Tom Kostopoulos openly. has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.


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17-12-2015 Jeff Carter reaches a milestone !
Jeff Carter() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a feed by Nick Bjugstad. Hopefully one day this puck will end up in the Hall of Fame, he declared after viewing the replay of the goal.

A native of Canada, Jeff Carter was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 748 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 258 assists along with 382 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 30 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 10+13=23 with 8 PIM

21-12-2015 Player of the week: Jason Spezza (C)
NHL has awarded Jason Spezza (C) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

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 804 NHL games during his career, notching 291 goals and adding 483 assists along with 484 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 36 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 13+14=27 with 10 PIM.

22-12-2015 Daniel Brière reaches a milestone !
Daniel Brière() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a goal by Ville Leino. My line mate is so good I just have to throw it his direction and it's in the net. Anyone can look good playing with this guy, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of Canada, Daniel Brière was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 1034 NHL games during his career, notching 309 goals and adding 400 assists along with 754 penalty minutes. The 38 year old center has played 36 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 4+6=10 with 12 PIM.


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23-12-2015 Henrik Zetterberg reaches a milestone !
Henrik Zetterberg() notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Rangers on a goal by Milan Michalek. I'm happy about it but that's it, gotta think other things now, were his words after the game..

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 876 NHL games during his career, notching 325 goals and adding 500 assists along with 363 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 35 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 13+16=29 with 8 PIM

23-12-2015 Media praises the Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic commented about their recent success: We're playing like a team out there. The whole team has really bought into our system and not one player is slacking off.

23-12-2015 Cody Franson injured.
Cody Franson () suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Matt Calvert (). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. Yeah it hurts, hurts me to watch the game from the press box for a month or so, he said from the locker room after being helped off the ice.

23-12-2015 Zdeno Chara reaches a milestone !
Zdeno Chara() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by David Krejci. It's a joy to be playing with these guys, they are the best teammates anyone could have, the happy player commented..

A native of Slovakia, Zdeno Chara was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 1243 NHL games during his career, notching 176 goals and adding 400 assists along with 1667 penalty minutes. The 38 year old defenseman has played 34 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 4+13=17 with 18 PIM.

23-12-2015 Media praises the Washington Capitals
I think one of the things that has been evident is we've had a chance to practice, commented Washington Capitals coach Ron Wilson after today's game against the Florida Panthers. This brings their current streak to 8 games undefeated.

23-12-2015 Brian Campbell reaches a milestone !
Brian Campbell() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a goal by Jeremy Morin. Hey, I'm just happy it went in the net. Wins are more important than assist records for us right now, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Canada, Brian Campbell was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 6th round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 954 NHL games during his career, notching 86 goals and adding 400 assists along with 249 penalty minutes. The 36 year old defenseman has played 34 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 4+15=19 with 16 PIM.

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1-1-2016 Player of the month: Alexander Burmistrov (C)
NHL has awarded Alexander Burmistrov (C) of Winnipeg Jets as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 6 assists for 15 points in 14 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Alexander Burmistrov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 313 NHL games during his career, notching 69 goals and adding 99 assists along with 113 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 37 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 18+18=36 with 8 PIM.


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1-1-2016 Rookie of the month: Kent Simpson (G)
NHL has awarded Kent Simpson (G) of Chicago Blackhawks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 11 wins and allowed 26 goals in 15 games last month. He also had 2 shutout.

A native of Canada, Kent Simpson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 50 NHL games during his career, booking 2 career shutouts and allowing 126 goals. The 23 year old goaltender has played 37 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, allowing 83 goals on 703 while booking 2 shutouts.


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28-12-2015 Player of the week: Chris Kreider (L)
NHL has awarded Chris Kreider (L) of New York Rangers 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 USA, Chris Kreider was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 209 NHL games during his career, notching 51 goals and adding 77 assists along with 114 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing has played 38 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 10+15=25 with 20 PIM

26-12-2015 Steven Stamkos reaches a milestone !
Steven Stamkos() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a feed by Kyle Okposo. The coach gave me a chance to play, and I'm just trying to show him he made the right decision, he commented after giving the puck to a fan.

A native of Canada, Steven Stamkos was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 525 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 267 assists along with 285 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 34 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 18+19=37 with 4 PIM.

27-12-2015 Media praises the Washington Capitals
I think one of the things that has been evident is we've had a chance to practice, commented Washington Capitals coach Ron Wilson after today's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This brings their current streak to 9 games undefeated.

27-12-2015 Nicklas Bäckström reaches a milestone !
Nicklas Bäckström() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by John Carlson. That's one for the books, he said to the press..

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 612 NHL games during his career, notching 169 goals and adding 431 assists along with 292 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 35 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 10+21=31 with 4 PIM.