De tout et de rien sur la ligue

Rookie of the month: Dave Bolland (C)
NHL has awarded Dave Bolland (C) of Chicago Blackhawks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points in 11 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

Player of the month: Jonathan Cheechoo (L)
NHL has awarded Jonathan Cheechoo (L) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points in 11 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

League suspends Steve Bégin
The league board has suspended Montreal Canadiens player Steve Bégin for 4 games for injuring Daniel Cleary of Detroit Red Wings.

Player of the week: Patrick Eaves (R)
NHL has awarded Patrick Eaves (R) of Pittsburgh Penguins 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.

Media attacks the Phoenix Coyotes
The media is disappointed by the team's 9 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager phx and headcoach Wayne Gretzky

Player of the week: Guillaume Latendresse (R)
NHL has awarded Guillaume Latendresse (R) of Los Angeles Kings as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 8 assists for 10 points in 3 games last week.

Player of the week: Paul Stastny (C)
NHL has awarded Paul Stastny (C) of Colorado Avalanche 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.

Player of the week: Thomas Vanek (L)
NHL has awarded Thomas Vanek (L) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

Player of the week: Jack Skille (R)
NHL has awarded Jack Skille (R) of Boston Bruins as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

Media criticises the Phoenix Coyotes
We dug ourselves in a hole... commented Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney after today's game against the Vancouver Canucks. This brings their current streak to 7 games winless.

Media criticises the Dallas Stars
It isn't the happiest time for the Dallas Stars as they are on a 8 game winless streak. Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

Media criticises the St. Louis Blues
It isn't the happiest time for the St. Louis Blues as they are on a 6 game winless streak. St. Louis Blues coach had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

Player of the week: Joe Thornton (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Thornton (C) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

Media criticises the Dallas Stars
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Dallas Stars after a dreadful 10 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Jere Lehtinen openly. Doug Armstrong has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.

Player of the week: Tomas Plekanec (C)
NHL has awarded Tomas Plekanec (C) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

Media praises the New York Rangers
Everyone is buzzing about the strong play of the New York Rangers after an amazing 9 game undefeated streak. This streak belongs to our coaching and administrative staff, said team captain Chris Drury stoically. has made some very important moves and he's really shown a commitment to winning.

Player of the week: Martin Havlat (L)
NHL has awarded Martin Havlat (L) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 2 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

Media criticises the St. Louis Blues
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the St. Louis Blues after a dreadful 14 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Daniel Alfredsson openly. has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves

Rookie of the month: Dave Bolland (C)
NHL has awarded Dave Bolland (C) of Chicago Blackhawks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 10 assists for 17 points in 13 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

Player of the month: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Atlanta Thrashers as Player Of The Month He registered 14 goals and 8 assists for 22 points in 15 games last month. He also had 5 game winning goals.

World Junior Championships 2009
Icehockey World Junior Championships (U-20) 2009 in Canada start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of Russia will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group A Group B
USA
Finland
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Russia
Belarussia
Ukraine

Group C Group D
Canada
Czech
France
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden
Latvia
Norway

Player of the week: Fredrik Modin (L)
NHL has awarded Fredrik Modin (L) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

Player of the week: Jan Hrdina (L)
NHL has awarded Jan Hrdina (L) of Calgary Flames 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.

World Junior Championships have reached semifinal stage. In the first semifinal on January 14th, Team Finland will meet Team Czech . In the second clash, Team Canada will challenge Team Sweden. Winners from both games will meet on January 16th in the final game to decide the 2009 World Champion of icehockey.

Team Czech will meet Team Sweden in the final of the 2009 World Championships. Both teams will make a good run for the championship in this exciting game.

In the game for the bronze medal, Team Finland meets Team Canada.