rookies of te months OCTOBER

1-11-2007 Rookie of the month: Andrei Kostitsyn (L)
NHL has awarded Andrei Kostitsyn (L) of Montreal Canadiens as Rookie Of The Month He registered 3 goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 10 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Belarussia, Andrei Kostitsyn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 22 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 11 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 10 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 3+10=13 with 0 PIM.