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Player of the week: Robert Lang (C)
NHL has awarded Robert Lang (C) of Chicago Blackhawks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 7 assists for 11 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, Robert Lang was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 7th round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 753 NHL games during his career, notching 210 goals and adding 362 assists along with 244 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center has played 35 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 16+27=43 with 0 PIM.


Media glorifies the Toronto Maple Leafs
The media is impressed by the team's 7 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager paul and headcoach Paul Maurice

Media criticises the Calgary Flames
It isn't the happiest time for the Calgary Flames as they are on a 5 game winless streak. Calgary Flames coach Mike Keenan had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

Media criticises the Edmonton Oilers
It isn't the happiest time for the Edmonton Oilers as they are on a 12 game winless streak. Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

Media glorifies the Tampa Bay Lightning
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager tbl and headcoach John Tortorella

Media glorifies the New York Rangers
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 seb and headcoach Tom Renney

World Junior Championships 2008
Icehockey World Junior Championships (U-20) 2008 in Switzerland start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of Canada will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group A Group B
USA
Switzerland
Japan
Ukraine
Sweden
Finland
Poland
Italy

Group C Group D
Slovakia
Canada
Slovenia
Latvia
Russia
Czech
France
Austria

Player of the month: Thomas Vanek (L)
NHL has awarded Thomas Vanek (L) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Month He registered 15 goals and 9 assists for 24 points in 17 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 130 NHL games during his career, notching 61 goals and adding 56 assists along with 74 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 49 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 36+33=69 with 2 PIM.


Rookie of the month: Anze Kopitar (C)
NHL has awarded Anze Kopitar (C) of Los Angeles Kings as Rookie Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points in 16 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Slovenia, Anze Kopitar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 39 NHL games during his career, notching 25 goals and adding 36 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center has played 39 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 25+36=61 with 2 PIM.

Media criticises the New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are stumbling in a 7 game winless streak. New York Rangers right wing Alexei Cherepanov commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

Player of the week: Alexander Semin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Semin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points in 5 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Alexander Semin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 91 NHL games during his career, notching 26 goals and adding 37 assists along with 36 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 39 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 16+25=41 with 0 PIM.

Player of the week: Ilya Kovalchuk (R)
NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (R) of Atlanta Thrashers as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 2 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 353 NHL games during his career, notching 192 goals and adding 180 assists along with 218 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 48 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 32+37=69 with 2 PIM.

Media glorifies the Atlanta Thrashers
The media is impressed by the team's 8 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager atl and headcoach Bob Hartley

Media praises the Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are flying high with a 5 game undefeated streak. Calgary Flames center Bryan Little commented about their recent success: It's just so exciting to come to the rink these days. I mean, we're even enjoying practice!

Media criticises the Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are spinning in a 9 game winless streak. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Shane O'Brien commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...

Media attacks the Columbus Blue Jackets
The media is disappointed by the team's 6 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager rajesh and headcoach Ken Hitchcock

Player of the week: John Madden (C)
NHL has awarded John Madden (C) of New Jersey Devils as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 points in 5 games last week. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, John Madden, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 525 NHL games during his career, notching 115 goals and adding 119 assists along with 133 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 43 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 14+21=35 with 6 PIM.

Media attacks the Minnesota Wild
The media is disappointed by the team's 8 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager minn and headcoach Jacques Lemaire

Media praises the Carolina Hurricanes
As a coach, if you can get your team to work hard every night, then you've done your job, commented Carolina Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette after today's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This brings their current streak to 7 games undefeated.

Player of the week: Jeff Halpern (C)
NHL has awarded Jeff Halpern (C) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, Jeff Halpern, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 492 NHL games during his career, notching 101 goals and adding 144 assists along with 355 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 54 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 14+17=31 with 4 PIM.

Media criticises the Montreal Canadiens
It isn't the happiest time for the Montreal Canadiens as they are on a 5 game winless streak. Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

Rookie of the month: Paul Stastny (C)
NHL has awarded Paul Stastny (C) of Colorado Avalanche as Rookie Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points in 13 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Paul Stastny was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 54 NHL games during his career, notching 28 goals and adding 40 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center has played 54 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 28+40=68 with 2 PIM.

Player of the month: Mats Sundin (C)
NHL has awarded Mats Sundin (C) of Toronto Maple Leafs as Player Of The Month He registered 13 goals and 10 assists for 23 points in 12 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Mats Sundin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1206 NHL games during his career, notching 526 goals and adding 707 assists along with 927 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 50 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 30+36=66 with 0 PIM.

Player of the week: Chris Kunitz (L)
NHL has awarded Chris Kunitz (L) of Washington Capitals 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, Chris Kunitz, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 144 NHL games during his career, notching 38 goals and adding 49 assists along with 83 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 54 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 19+21=40 with 0 PIM.

Media attacks the Edmonton Oilers
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager alex and headcoach Craig MacTavish

Media criticises the Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers are spinning in a 8 game winless streak. Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Leland Irving commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...

Player of the week: Ruslan Fedotenko (L)
NHL has awarded Ruslan Fedotenko (L) of New York Islanders as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Ukraine, Ruslan Fedotenko, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 440 NHL games during his career, notching 116 goals and adding 113 assists along with 245 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 55 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 21+34=55 with 12 PIM

NHL All-Star Game
Team North America has won the annual NHL All-Star game with a score of 13-10. Game MVP was Sidney Crosby.

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 137 NHL games during his career, notching 67 goals and adding 107 assists along with 114 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center has played 56 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 28+44=72 with 4 PIM.

Media attacks the Edmonton Oilers
The media is disappointed by the team's 6 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager alex and headcoach Craig MacTavish

Media glorifies the Tampa Bay Lightning
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager tbl and headcoach John Tortorella

Media glorifies the New Jersey Devils
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager njd and headcoach Brent Sutter

Player of the week: Pierre-Marc Bouchard (C)
NHL has awarded Pierre-Marc Bouchard (C) of Minnesota Wild as Player Of The Week He registered 9 goals and 1 assists for 10 points in 5 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

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 254 NHL games during his career, notching 45 goals and adding 91 assists along with 70 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 63 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 17+18=35 with 2 PIM.

Media glorifies the New Jersey Devils
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 njd and headcoach Brent Sutter

Media criticises the Columbus Blue Jackets
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Columbus Blue Jackets after a dreadful 6 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Adam Foote openly. Scott Howson has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.

Justin Williams injured.
Justin Williams () suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Brent Seabrook (). He is expected to be sidelined for at least four months. Sometimes Mr. Murphy just keeps on coming back for more, this time it was me who had to take the honors, he said as the trainers examined him.