Player of the month / rookie of the month

1-11-2011 Player of the month: Nicklas Bäckström (C)
NHL has awarded Nicklas Bäckström (C) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 7 assists for 17 points in 13 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

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 341 NHL games during his career, notching 120 goals and adding 243 assists along with 144 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 13 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 10+7=17 with 8 PIM.


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1-11-2011 Rookie of the month: Brandon Saad (R)
NHL has awarded Brandon Saad (R) of New Jersey Devils as Rookie Of The Month He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 11 games last month.

A native of USA, Brandon Saad was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 11 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 3 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 19 year old right wing has played 11 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 6 PIM.

1-12-2011 Player of the month: Erik Cole (R)
NHL has awarded Erik Cole (R) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 8 assists for 16 points in 15 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Erik Cole was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 644 NHL games during his career, notching 182 goals and adding 210 assists along with 580 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 26 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 10+11=21 with 20 PIM.


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1-12-2011 Rookie of the month: Riley Nash (R)
NHL has awarded Riley Nash (R) of Carolina Hurricanes as Rookie Of The Month He registered 3 goals and 6 assists for 9 points in 13 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Riley Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 39 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 7 assists along with 24 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 19 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 6 PIM. He has also played 2 games with the Lowell Lock Monsters this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 10 PIM.