Player And Rookie Of The Month

1-11-2009 Player of the month: Olli Jokinen (C)
NHL has awarded Olli Jokinen (C) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 12 assists for 21 points in 13 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Finland, Olli Jokinen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 816 NHL games during his career, notching 251 goals and adding 305 assists along with 737 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 13 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 9+12=21 with 2 PIM.


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1-11-2009 Rookie of the month: Evander Kane (L)
NHL has awarded Evander Kane (L) of Chicago Blackhawks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 3 goals and 6 assists for 9 points in 11 games last month.