Joueur du mois

Player of the month: Brad Richards (L)
NHL has awarded Brad Richards (L) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points in 12 games last month. He also had 3 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 502 NHL games during his career, notching 137 goals and adding 315 assists along with 120 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 12 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 5+9=14 with 2 PIM.

Player of the month: Alexei Ponikarovsky (L)
NHL has awarded Alexei Ponikarovsky (L) of Toronto Maple Leafs as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 9 assists for 21 points in 15 games last month. He also had 5 game winning goals.

A native of Ukraine, Alexei Ponikarovsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 4th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 294 NHL games during his career, notching 71 goals and adding 78 assists along with 214 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 26 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 17+12=29 with 14 PIM.

Player of the month: Marian Hossa (R)
NHL has awarded Marian Hossa (R) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points in 13 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Slovakia, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 652 NHL games during his career, notching 286 goals and adding 326 assists along with 365 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 23 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 16+14=30 with 6 PIM.

Player of the month: Mike Modano (C)
NHL has awarded Mike Modano (C) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 8 assists for 16 points in 15 games last month. He also had 5 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Mike Modano was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1289 NHL games during his career, notching 527 goals and adding 750 assists along with 810 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center has played 51 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 20+31=51 with 8 PIM.

Player of the month: Henrik Zetterberg (L)
NHL has awarded Henrik Zetterberg (L) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 7 assists for 15 points in 11 games last month. 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 345 NHL games during his career, notching 132 goals and adding 155 assists along with 106 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 65 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 23+24=47 with 18 PIM.