Rookie of the Month Award

1-12-2001

Rookie of the month: Andy McDonald (C)

NHL has awarded Andy McDonald (C) of Anaheim Mighty Ducks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points in 14 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Andy McDonald, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 42 NHL games during his career, notching 11 goals and adding 13 assists along with 12 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 26 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 10+13=23 with 6 PIM.

1-1-2002
Rookie of the month: Stephen Weiss (C)
NHL has awarded Stephen Weiss (C) of Florida Panthers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points in 16 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Stephen Weiss was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 36 NHL games during his career, notching 13 goals and adding 19 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 18 year old center has played 36 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 13+19=32 with 4 PIM.

1-2-2002
Rookie of the month: Mike Ribeiro (C)
NHL has awarded Mike Ribeiro (C) of Montreal Canadiens as Rookie Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Mike Ribeiro was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 34 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 7 assists along with 8 penalty minutes. The 21 year old center has played 13 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 4 PIM. He has also played 37 games with the Quebec Citadelles this season, totalling 6+14=20 with 16 PIM.

1-3-2002
Rookie of the month: Radim Vrbata (R)
NHL has awarded Radim Vrbata (R) of Colorado Avalanche as Rookie Of The Month He registered 6 goals and 8 assists for 14 points in 11 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, Radim Vrbata was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 63 NHL games during his career, notching 24 goals and adding 28 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 20 year old right wing has played 63 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 24+28=52 with 6 PIM.