Player of the Month
F Marian Gaborik of the Pittsburgh Penguins
He registered 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points in 13 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals. The 28 year old was acquired by Pittsburgh from Minnesota in 2006 for goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.
Rookie of the Month
F Ilya Tranderkov of New Jersey.
He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 14 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal. Ilya Tranderkov was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft.
I sincerely apologize for the lack of communication, but I'm in the middle of university exams. Usually Derek is able keep the league going during my absence, but it appears that he has a tight schedule.
Obviously we've had some missed sims during the last two weeks, probably the worst stretch of those since we started. But everything looks to be straightened out when Derek gets back in the thick of things next week, and Brent hopefully sims this weekend (thanks for stepping up with simming Brent).
Looks like the longest pre-season in NHA history should wrap up on Tuesday