22-11-2012 Player of the week: Marian Hossa (L)
NHL has awarded Marian Hossa (L) of Chicago Blackhawks 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, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 999 NHL games during his career, notching 430 goals and adding 483 assists along with 534 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 20 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 12+13=25 with 8 PIM.


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22-11-2012 Media criticises the St. Louis Blues
It isn't the happiest time for the St. Louis Blues as they are on a 7 game winless streak. St. Louis Blues coach Joel Quenneville had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...


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15-11-2012 Player of the week: Mikael Backlund (C)
NHL has awarded Mikael Backlund (C) of Calgary Flames as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Mikael Backlund was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 184 NHL games during his career, notching 28 goals and adding 47 assists along with 34 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 19 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 6+9=15 with 0 PIM.


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15-11-2012 Evgeni Malkin reaches a milestone !
Evgeni Malkin() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Martin Dargis. I'm just happy to contribute, were his words after the game..

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 451 NHL games during his career, notching 217 goals and adding 300 assists along with 398 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 17 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 16+13=29 with 2 PIM.


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14-11-2012 Ilya Kovalchuk reaches a milestone !
Ilya Kovalchuk() scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a feed by Peter Mueller. With line mates like I have, it makes it pretty easy to score goals, he commented after giving the puck to a fan.

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 799 NHL games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 359 assists along with 531 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 15 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 6+5=11 with 4 PIM.


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11-11-2012 Nicklas Lidström injured.
Nicklas Lidström () suffered arm injury during the game in an incident with Dustin Brown (). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. I just hope it's not gonna' effect my play when I come back. I have to be able to play my kind of game out there, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher.


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8-11-2012 Player of the week: David Backes (R)
NHL has awarded David Backes (R) of St. Louis Blues as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, David Backes was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 461 NHL games during his career, notching 141 goals and adding 151 assists along with 552 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 15 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 9+9=18 with 2 PIM.


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5-11-2012 Zach Parisé agrees on a contract with Phoenix Coyotes.
Zach Parisé has signed a $6 000 000 per year, 6 year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of USA, Zach Parisé was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 518 NHL games during his career, notching 200 goals and adding 223 assists along with 147 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 16 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 7+10=17 with 0 PIM.


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4-11-2012 Marian Hossa reaches a milestone !
Marian Hossa() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Jonathan Toews. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, was his only comment for the media..

A native of Slovakia, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 992 NHL games during his career, notching 423 goals and adding 477 assists along with 532 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 13 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 5+7=12 with 6 PIM.


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2-11-2012 Jarret Stoll agrees on a contract with Washington Capitals.
Jarret Stoll has signed a $4 000 000 per year, 2 year deal with the Washington Capitals. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, Jarret Stoll was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 604 NHL games during his career, notching 124 goals and adding 198 assists along with 410 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 9 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.


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2-11-2012 James Neal agrees on a contract with Pittsburgh Penguins.
James Neal has signed a $3 250 000 per year, 5 year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, James Neal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 327 NHL games during his career, notching 104 goals and adding 101 assists along with 207 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 11 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 2 PIM.


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1-11-2012 Player of the week: Pavel Datsyuk (C)
NHL has awarded Pavel Datsyuk (C) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Pavel Datsyuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 6th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 757 NHL games during his career, notching 260 goals and adding 482 assists along with 184 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 11 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 9+12=21 with 0 PIM.


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1-11-2012 Jonas Gustavsson agrees on a contract with Toronto Maple Leafs.
Jonas Gustavsson has signed a $4 000 000 per year, 3 year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Sweden, Jonas Gustavsson, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 225 NHL games during his career, booking 0 career shutouts and allowing 2 goals. The 28 year old goaltender has played 3 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, allowing 2 goals on 23 while booking 0 shutouts.


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31-10-2012 Matt Duchene agrees on a contract with Pittsburgh Penguins.
Matt Duchene has signed a $6 000 000 per year, 6 year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, Matt Duchene was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 256 NHL games during his career, notching 81 goals and adding 117 assists along with 53 penalty minutes. The 21 year old center has played 10 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 2 PIM.


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31-10-2012 Ales Hemsky agrees on a contract with Carolina Hurricanes.
Ales Hemsky has signed a $4 500 000 per year, 6 year deal with the Carolina Hurricanes. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Czech, Ales Hemsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 584 NHL games during his career, notching 129 goals and adding 315 assists along with 280 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 11 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 4+7=11 with 4 PIM.


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1-11-2012 Player of the month: Evgeni Malkin (R)
NHL has awarded Evgeni Malkin (R) of Philadelphia Flyers as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 9 assists for 21 points in 11 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 445 NHL games during his career, notching 213 goals and adding 296 assists along with 396 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 11 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 12+9=21 with 0 PIM.


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1-11-2012 Rookie of the month: Alex Mapletoft (R)
NHL has awarded Alex Mapletoft (R) of New York Islanders as Rookie Of The Month He registered 2 goals and 11 assists for 13 points in 10 games last month.

A native of Canada, Alex Mapletoft was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 10 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 11 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 17 year old right wing has played 10 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 2+11=13 with 0 PIM.