Janvier 2007

1-2-2007

Player of the month: Jaroslav Spacek (D)

NHL has awarded Jaroslav Spacek (D) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Month He registered 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points in 6 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, Jaroslav Spacek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 5th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 516 NHL games during his career, notching 55 goals and adding 168 assists along with 393 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 20 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 4+14=18 with 10 PIM.


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1-2-2007

Rookie of the month: Anze Kopitar (C)

NHL has awarded Anze Kopitar (C) of Los Angeles Kings as Rookie Of The Month He registered 1 goals and 7 assists for 8 points in 6 games last month.

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 19 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 12 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 19 year old center has played 19 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 6+12=18 with 2 PIM.