Joueur du mois

Player of the month: Joe Thornton (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Thornton (C) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points in 14 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1052 NHL games during his career, notching 404 goals and adding 708 assists along with 887 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 53 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 29+34=63 with 14 PIM.