Accomplissements des Joueurs

25-10-2009 Nicklas Lidström reaches a milestone !
Nicklas Lidström ()scored the 1000th point of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a goal by Pavel Datsyuk. In a game like this, it was nice to set that milestone, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Lidström was originally drafted to the by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1335 games during his career, notching 228 goals and adding 772 assists along with 442 penalty minutes. The 39 year old defenseman has played 5 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 0+3=3 with 0 PIM.

25-10-2009 Jere Lehtinen reaches a milestone !
Jere Lehtinen() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a feed by Michael Ryder. There's no 'I' in team and we have to get everyone playing the same system. It's not enough to just play a solid 20 or 40 minutes of hockey - you have to play 60. Hey, you know what? I forgot the question, he commented during a post game radio interview.

A native of Finland, Jere Lehtinen was originally drafted to the by the Dallas Stars in the 4th round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 823 games during his career, notching 241 goals and adding 259 assists along with 202 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 6 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.

25-10-2009 Dan Cleary reaches a milestone !
Dan Cleary scored the 100th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a feed by Jiri Hudler. We played some good, fundamental hockey tonight. When you do that the goals always follow, he commented after giving the puck to a fan.

A native of Canada, Dan Cleary was originally drafted to the by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 619 games during his career, notching 100 goals and adding 153 assists along with 336 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 5 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 0 PIM.

26-10-2009 Martin Havlat reaches a milestone !
Martin Havlat scored the 400th point of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a feed by Mike Ribeiro. Yes, it does feel great, he said to the press.

A native of Czech, Martin Havlat was originally drafted to the by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 476 games during his career, notching 171 goals and adding 229 assists along with 246 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 6 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 0 PIM.

29-10-2009 Brendan Shanahan reaches a milestone !
Brendan Shanahan()notched the 700th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a goal by Theo Peckham. My line mate is so good I just have to throw it his direction and it's in the net. Anyone can look good playing with this guy, he said while posing for photo's..

A native of Canada, Brendan Shanahan was originally drafted to the by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1530 games during his career, notching 658 goals and adding 700 assists along with 2508 penalty minutes. The 40 year old right wing has played 6 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 19 PIM.

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29-10-2009 Kimmo Timonen reaches a milestone !
Kimmo Timonen() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Rangers on a goal by Chris Pronger. Tonight things went my way and what can I say, i got the record, he joked..

A native of Finland, Kimmo Timonen was originally drafted to the by the Los Angeles Kings in the of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 735 games during his career, notching 90 goals and adding 300 assists along with 454 penalty minutes. The 34 year old defenseman has played 5 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 2 PIM.

2-11-2009 Patrik Elias reaches a milestone !
Patrik Elias() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a feed by Lubomir Visnovsky. It's not so big but I'm still very happy about it, he commented after giving the puck to a fan.

A native of Czech, Patrik Elias was originally drafted to the by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 829 games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 415 assists along with 403 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 7 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 5+4=9 with 0 PIM.


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1-11-2009 Mark Recchi reaches a milestone !
Mark Recchi() notched the 900th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a goal by Chuck Kobasew. Tonight things went my way and what can I say, i got the record, the happy player commented..

A native of Canada, Mark Recchi was originally drafted to the by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1497 games during his career, notching 547 goals and adding 900 assists along with 964 penalty minutes. The 41 year old right wing has played 7 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 0 PIM.

6-11-2009 Scott Niedermayer reaches a milestone !
Scott Niedermayer() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Antoine Vermette. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, the happy player said in a hockey magazine..

A native of Canada, Scott Niedermayer was originally drafted to the by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 1193 games during his career, notching 164 goals and adding 536 assists along with 748 penalty minutes. The 36 year old defenseman has played 10 games with the Anaheim Ducks this season, totalling 2+6=8 with 2 PIM.


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6-11-2009 Alex Kovalev reaches a milestone !
Alex Kovalev() scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a feed by Milan Michalek. You can't worry about the personal achievements - it's the W's that count, he pointed out to the gathered press corps.

A native of Russia, Alex Kovalev was originally drafted to the by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 1161 games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 555 assists along with 1200 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 10 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 6+8=14 with 0 PIM.


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6-11-2009 Ilya Kovalchuk reaches a milestone !
Ilya Kovalchuk() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the New York Islanders on a feed by Todd White. It's always nice score but this was one special goal for me, he said outside the teams dressing room.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 555 games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 267 assists along with 386 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 10 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 2 PIM.

10-11-2009 Sergei Samsonov reaches a milestone !
Sergei Samsonov() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a goal by David Moss. Making beautiful plays is fun on the ice I think, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of Russia, Sergei Samsonov was originally drafted to the by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 750 games during his career, notching 212 goals and adding 300 assists along with 163 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 12 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 4+6=10 with 0 PIM.

13-11-2009 Simon Gagné reaches a milestone !
Simon Gagné() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a feed by Daniel Brière. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, the happy player said in a hockey magazine.

A native of Canada, Simon Gagné was originally drafted to the by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 617 games during his career, notching 247 goals and adding 253 assists along with 231 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 11 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 5+11=16 with 0 PIM.

18-11-2009 Marek Svatos reaches a milestone !
Marek Svatos scored the 100th goal of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a feed by Milan Hejduk. We have a good team this year, I'm just happy I can help out, he said before boarding the teams chartered jet.

A native of Slovakia, Marek Svatos was originally drafted to the by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 279 games during his career, notching 100 goals and adding 71 assists along with 172 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 17 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 11+7=18 with 0 PIM.

20-11-2009 Sean Hill reaches a milestone !
Sean Hill scored the 300th point of his career in tonight's game against the New York Islanders on a goal by Brooks Laich. Yes, it does feel great, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of , Sean Hill was originally drafted to the by the Montreal Canadiens in the 8th round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 884 games during his career, notching 62 goals and adding 238 assists along with 1008 penalty minutes. The 39 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 0 PIM.

24-11-2009 Rick Nash reaches a milestone !
Rick Nash scored the 200th goal of his career in tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks on a feed by Jared Boll. We have a good team this year, I'm just happy I can help out, the player said in an interview.

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 459 games during his career, notching 200 goals and adding 168 assists along with 445 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 18 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 6+7=13 with 9 PIM.

26-11-2009 Martin St. Louis reaches a milestone !
Martin St. Louis() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a feed by Vincent Lecavalier. Yes, it does feel great, he said after signing autographs for some kids.

A native of Canada, Martin St. Louis, was originally signed as a free agent to the . He has appeared in 707 games during his career, notching 246 goals and adding 354 assists along with 226 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 17 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 8+7=15 with 0 PIM.

28-11-2009 Chris Drury reaches a milestone !
Chris Drury() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a feed by Ales Kotalik. That's one for the books, he said after signing autographs for some kids.

A native of , Chris Drury was originally drafted to the by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 812 games during his career, notching 251 goals and adding 349 assists along with 431 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 21 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 11+11=22 with 2 PIM.

28-11-2009 Andrew Brunette reaches a milestone !
Andrew Brunette() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a goal by Jarret Stoll. I just come to the rink ready to play and give it 110%, he commented and was all smiles..

A native of Canada, Andrew Brunette was originally drafted to the by the Washington Capitals in the 7th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 889 games during his career, notching 220 goals and adding 400 assists along with 282 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has played 21 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 7+14=21 with 0 PIM.

30-11-2009 Alex Tanguay reaches a milestone !
Alex Tanguay() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Logan Couture. It is just part of my job, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 679 games during his career, notching 200 goals and adding 400 assists along with 347 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing has played 20 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 7+13=20 with 2 PIM.

30-11-2009 Alex Tanguay reaches a milestone !
Alex Tanguay() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Logan Couture. It's always nice to give a good pass..., he commented to the media..

A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 679 games during his career, notching 200 goals and adding 400 assists along with 347 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing has played 20 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 7+13=20 with 2 PIM.

2-12-2009 Daniel Sedin reaches a milestone !
Daniel Sedin() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Pavol Demitra. For me this is dream come true, he read from a prepared speech..

A native of Sweden, Daniel Sedin was originally drafted to the by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 665 games during his career, notching 189 goals and adding 300 assists along with 268 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 23 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 10+17=27 with 4 PIM.

4-12-2009 Petr Sykora reaches a milestone !
Petr Sykora() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a goal by Ian Laperriere. When you come to play, good things happen, he commented to the media..

A native of Czech, Petr Sykora was originally drafted to the by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 943 games during his career, notching 312 goals and adding 388 assists along with 407 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 22 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 12+14=26 with 0 PIM.

4-12-2009 Michael Nylander reaches a milestone !
Michael Nylander() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks on a goal by Mike Green. I just want to thank this great organization for presenting me with the opportunity to play in the , was the comment released to the press after the game..

A native of Sweden, Michael Nylander was originally drafted to the by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 941 games during his career, notching 216 goals and adding 484 assists along with 468 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center has played 21 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 7+14=21 with 0 PIM.

13-12-2009 Scott Gomez reaches a milestone !
Scott Gomez() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by Paul Mara. I hope this will get me in Don Cherry's good books, the happy player commented..

A native of , Scott Gomez was originally drafted to the by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 731 games during his career, notching 157 goals and adding 443 assists along with 466 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 25 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 9+13=22 with 2 PIM.

20-12-2009 Mike Modano reaches a milestone !
Mike Modano() notched the 800th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a goal by Mike Comrie. Awesome, even more so because the game was televised, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of , Mike Modano was originally drafted to the by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1431 games during his career, notching 555 goals and adding 800 assists along with 900 penalty minutes. The 39 year old center has played 31 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 12+14=26 with 4 PIM

21-12-2009 Mats Sundin reaches a milestone !
Mats Sundin() notched the 800th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Tuomo Ruutu. My kids attended this game so it is extra special for me, the happy player commented..

A native of Sweden, Mats Sundin was originally drafted to the by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1375 games during his career, notching 578 goals and adding 800 assists along with 1099 penalty minutes. The 38 year old center has played 29 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 14+15=29 with 6 PIM.

23-12-2009 Olli Jokinen reaches a milestone !
Olli Jokinen() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by Brayden Schenn. Sometimes the puck just bounces your way..., the happy player said in a hockey magazine..

A native of Finland, Olli Jokinen was originally drafted to the by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 830 games during his career, notching 251 goals and adding 300 assists along with 802 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 31 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 14+19=33 with 8 PIM.


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23-12-2009 Dany Heatley reaches a milestone !
Dany Heatley() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Islanders on a goal by Daniel Alfredsson. The pass just found the right guy, what more can I say, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Canada, Dany Heatley was originally drafted to the by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 539 games during his career, notching 278 goals and adding 300 assists along with 462 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 32 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 18+17=35 with 6 PIM.

27-12-2009 Vincent Lecavalier reaches a milestone !
Vincent Lecavalier() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Bryan Smolinski. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of Canada, Vincent Lecavalier was originally drafted to the by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 818 games during his career, notching 319 goals and adding 381 assists along with 561 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 31 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 17+14=31 with 0 PIM.


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27-12-2009 Ilya Kovalchuk reaches a milestone !
Ilya Kovalchuk() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Nik Antropov. It is just part of my job, was his only comment for the media..

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 577 games during his career, notching 316 goals and adding 284 assists along with 390 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 32 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 19+24=43 with 6 PIM.

31-12-2009 Paul Kariya reaches a milestone !
Paul Kariya() scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks on a feed by Andy McDonald. The coach gave me a chance to play, and I'm just trying to show him he made the right decision, he said outside the teams dressing room.

A native of Canada, Paul Kariya was originally drafted to the by the Anaheim Ducks in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 949 games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 580 assists along with 367 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 35 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 16+18=34 with 0 PIM.

1-1-2010 Brian Rolston reaches a milestone !
Brian Rolston() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a goal by Ryan Getzlaf. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, was his only comment for the media..

A native of , Brian Rolston was originally drafted to the by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 1072 games during his career, notching 316 goals and adding 384 assists along with 408 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has played 31 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 15+19=34 with 6 PIM.

2-1-2010 Marian Hossa reaches a milestone !
Marian Hossa() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Joe Thornton. Hey, I'm just happy it went in the net. Wins are more important than assist records for us right now, he replied after giving his game stick to a representative of a local charity organization..

A native of Slovakia, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 810 games during his career, notching 356 goals and adding 400 assists along with 464 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 35 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 17+20=37 with 6 PIM.

4-1-2010 Brad Richards reaches a milestone !
Brad Richards() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a goal by Patrik Elias. We were playing our game tonight and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, he read from a prepared speech..

A native of Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 658 games during his career, notching 184 goals and adding 400 assists along with 143 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 38 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 16+20=36 with 4 PIM.