rookie of the month and player of them onth

1-5-2008 Player of the month: Eric Staal (C)
NHL has awarded Eric Staal (C) of Carolina Hurricanes as Player Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points in 12 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Eric Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 245 NHL games during his career, notching 106 goals and adding 137 assists along with 133 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 82 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 50+62=112 with 12 PIM.


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1-5-2008 Rookie of the month: Jonathan Toews (C)
NHL has awarded Jonathan Toews (C) of Chicago Blackhawks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 8 assists for 18 points in 11 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Jonathan Toews was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 82 NHL games during his career, notching 22 goals and adding 30 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center has played 82 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 22+30=52 with 4 PIM.