Joueur de la semaine

Player of the week: Henrik Sedin (C)

NHL has awarded Henrik Sedin (C) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Henrik Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 894 NHL games during his career, notching 173 goals and adding 578 assists along with 518 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 2 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 8 PIM

Player of the week: Nicklas Bäckström (C)

NHL has awarded Nicklas Bäckström (C) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 370 NHL games during his career, notching 104 goals and adding 273 assists along with 192 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 5 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 8 PIM.


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Player of the week: Ray Whitney (L)

NHL has awarded Ray Whitney (L) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Ray Whitney was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 1244 NHL games during his career, notching 372 goals and adding 647 assists along with 457 penalty minutes. The 40 year old left wing has played 15 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 7+9=16 with 10 PIM.