TOP FORWARD
Zach Parise - New Jersey Devils / Alex Ovechkin - Washington Capitals
-For the first time in the
short history of the PrairiePuck's Players of the Month awards, we have a tie for the Top Forward Award. Zach Parise has become the young gun and new face of the Devils' franchise, and is leading his team in strong fashion into a playoff run, with the newly returning Marty Brodeur playing strong as ever. In January and February, Parise notched 17 goals and 16 assists for 33 points, making him the top all-around player for these two months. Currently sitting at 4th in the league in points with 77 and 2nd in goals with 38, there's no telling how far the Devils could make it this season.
It seems to be a different verse of the same song to mention Alex Ovechkin in a performance award category, and his numbers have proved it throughout the season. His latest accomplishments have been the 21 goals and 12 assists that he has tallied in the last 2 months, propelling him to 2nd in the league with 82 points, and 1st in the league with 46 goals.
A notable runner up for this extremely competitive category is Calgary's Michael Cammalerri, who consistently notched 19 goals and 10 assists for 29 points in January and February.
TOP DEFENSEMAN
Mike Green - Washington Capitals
-The top defenseman category for January and February looks a little more like an offensive category than defensive. Mike Green, a native of Calgary, Alberta has made a serious campaign for himself for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic team, by not only setting a new record for most consecutive games scoring a goal by a defenseman (8 games), but he tallied 15 goals and 18 assists for 33 points in the last 2 months, matching his offensive phenom teammate Alex Ovechkin. Could the Capitals be serious contenders this season with the depth they have in offensive talent?
TOP GOALTENDER
Miikka Kiprusoff - Calgary Flames
-Although last night maybe wasn't the greatest indication of how the past 2 months have gone for Kipper, he has been the solid backbone of the Flames franchise so far in 2009, posting a
15-5-2 record over the two months, and looks to be in prime form to reach Martin Brodeur's single season win record of 48 (He currently sits at 37, with a whole lot more hockey left to play in the season)
TOP ROOKIE
Bobby Ryan - Anaheim Ducks
-If there is one player in the league that we feel sorry for, it has to be Bobby Ryan. The kid is an excellent player, but how would you feel if you were drafted 2nd overall directly after Sidney Crosby? It would be excellent company to be associated with, but the expectation is huge. Fortunately, Bobby Ryan has come into his own this season, and has made a name for himself so far in 2009 with 15 goals and 7 assists for 23 points.
WENDEL CLARK ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SK BORN PLAYER
Patrick Marleau - San Jose Sharks
-What a season the Aneroid, SK. native is having. notching 16 goals and 9 assists so far in January allows Marleau to nab his 2nd Wendel Clark Award this season, 1 ahead of Ryan Getzlaf and Scotty Hartnell with one a piece. Marleau is on pace for a career season, and is currently sitting at 5th in the league in goals with 35, and 13th in the league in points with 63. He is clicking at the right time and is leading his team strong into the playoffs, where HE WILL HOIST THE STANLEY CUP!!AND THE MVP FOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY AS CHOSEN BY THE PRAIRIE PUCK IS:
D MIKE GREEN - WASHINGTON CAPITALS
It goes without saying that the Capitals are a force to be reckoned with this season, and hockey is back in DC. They seem to be piling up the PrairiePuck awards, with MVP honours already going to Alexander Semin in October and Alex Ovechkin in November. Defenseman Mike Green of Washington now joins the list, and Washington looks in good shape to rival San Jose for the most PrairiePuck POM awards this season.
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