Player of the Month Award

1-12-2001

Player of the month: Keith Tkachuk (L)

NHL has awarded Keith Tkachuk (L) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 11 assists for 20 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of , Keith Tkachuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 676 NHL games during his career, notching 345 goals and adding 322 assists along with 1563 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 24 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 16+20=36 with 41 PIM.

1-1-2002
Player of the month: Jason Allison (C)
NHL has awarded Jason Allison (C) of Los Angeles Kings as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 9 assists for 18 points in 14 games last month. He also had 5 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Jason Allison was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 425 NHL games during his career, notching 129 goals and adding 231 assists along with 287 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 38 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 17+20=37 with 12 PIM.

1-2-2002
Player of the month: Marco Sturm (R)
NHL has awarded Marco Sturm (R) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points in 15 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Germany, Marco Sturm was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 358 NHL games during his career, notching 77 goals and adding 102 assists along with 170 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 51 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 25+27=52 with 28 PIM.

1-3-2002
Player of the month: Alexei Kovalev (R)
NHL has awarded Alexei Kovalev (R) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 8 assists for 17 points in 11 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Alexei Kovalev was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 689 NHL games during his career, notching 247 goals and adding 314 assists along with 738 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 63 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 38+41=79 with 52 PIM.