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1-11-2008 Player of the month: Branko Radivojevic (R)
NHL has awarded Branko Radivojevic (R) of Minnesota Wild as Player Of The Month He registered 11 goals and 9 assists for 20 points in 12 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.
A native of Slovakia, Branko Radivojevic was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 355 NHL games during his career, notching 59 goals and adding 70 assists along with 216 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 12 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 11+9=20 with 6 PIM.
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1-11-2008 Rookie of the month: Kris Chucko (R)
NHL has awarded Kris Chucko (R) of Calgary Flames as Rookie Of The Month He registered 6 goals and 5 assists for 11 points in 12 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of Canada, Kris Chucko was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 12 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 5 assists along with 40 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 12 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 6+5=11 with 40 PIM.
