joueur de la semaine.... [pre-saison]

Player of the week: Andrei Kostitsyn (L)
NHL has awarded Andrei Kostitsyn (L) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Belarussia, Andrei Kostitsyn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 15 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 3 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing has played 3 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 4+2=6 with 0 PIM.

Player of the week: Eric Staal (C)
NHL has awarded Eric Staal (C) of Carolina Hurricanes as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Eric Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 168 NHL games during his career, notching 59 goals and adding 80 assists along with 121 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 5 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 0 PIM.

25-9-2009 Player of the week: Marek Svatos (R)
NHL has awarded Marek Svatos (R) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Slovakia, Marek Svatos was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 72 NHL games during his career, notching 39 goals and adding 24 assists along with 60 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 7 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 0 PIM.