1-4-2013 Player of the month: James Neal (L)
NHL has awarded James Neal (L) of
as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 9 assists for 19 points in 15 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.
A native of Canada, James Neal was originally drafted to the NHL by the
in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 392 NHL games during his career, notching 152 goals and adding 133 assists along with 307 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 78 games with the
this season, totalling 39+28=67 with 39 PIM.
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1-4-2013 Rookie of the month: Nail Yakupov (L)
NHL has awarded Nail Yakupov (L) of
as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points in 15 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.
A native of Russia, Nail Yakupov was originally drafted to the NHL by the
in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 82 NHL games during his career, notching 32 goals and adding 34 assists along with 50 penalty minutes. The 19 year old left wing has played 82 games with the
this season, totalling 32+34=66 with 50 PIM.