1-1-2022 Player of the month: Claude Giroux (C)
NHL has awarded Claude Giroux (C) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 9 assists for 21 points in 14 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.
A native of Canada, Claude Giroux was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 930 NHL games during his career, notching 304 goals and adding 554 assists along with 297 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 39 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 23+25=48 with 12 PIM.
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1-1-2022 Rookie of the month: Jakob Pelletier (L)
NHL has awarded Jakob Pelletier (L) of Edmonton Oilers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 3 assists for 11 points in 12 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of Canada, Jakob Pelletier was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2020 entry draft. He has appeared in 29 NHL games during his career, notching 13 goals and adding 6 assists along with 23 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 29 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 13+6=19 with 23 PIM. He has also played 9 games with the Oklahoma City Barons this season, totalling 4+2=6 with 0 PIM.
