Milestones!!!

17-10-2012 Sidney Crosby reaches a milestone !

Sidney Crosby() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Duncan Keith. The pass just found the right guy, what more can I say, he commented to the media..

A native of Canada, Sidney Crosby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 498 NHL games during his career, notching 250 goals and adding 400 assists along with 455 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 4 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 6 PIM.

19-10-2012 Ilya Kovalchuk reaches a milestone !

Ilya Kovalchuk() scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a feed by Adam Larsson. It's not so big but I'm still very happy about it, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 784 NHL games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 360 assists along with 519 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 4 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 0 PIM.

24-10-2012 Evgeni Malkin reaches a milestone !

Evgeni Malkin() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a feed by Joe Pavelski. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he read from a prepared statement.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 442 NHL games during his career, notching 190 goals and adding 310 assists along with 385 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 8 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 5+4=9 with 2 PIM.

28-10-2012 Marian Hossa reaches a milestone !

Marian Hossa() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by Ryan White. 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 said after the game in the dressing room..

A native of Slovakia, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 989 NHL games during his career, notching 424 goals and adding 476 assists along with 561 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 10 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 5+4=9 with 9 PIM.

4-11-2012 Steven Stamkos reaches a milestone !

Steven Stamkos scored the 300th point of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a goal by Kyle Cumiskey. You've got to hand it to the other guys in the room though, they gave it their all tonight, he commented and was all smiles..

A native of Canada, Steven Stamkos was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 337 NHL games during his career, notching 151 goals and adding 149 assists along with 216 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center has played 12 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 5+7=12 with 2 PIM.

5-11-2012 Brad Boyes reaches a milestone !

Brad Boyes scored the 400th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Ryan Whitney. All of them are special, but I'm going to remember this one the most, the player said in an interview..

A native of Canada, Brad Boyes was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 589 NHL games during his career, notching 172 goals and adding 228 assists along with 252 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 14 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 4+6=10 with 25 PIM.

9-11-2012 Nicklas Bäckström reaches a milestone !

Nicklas Bäckström scored the 400th point of his career in tonight's game against the Boston Bruins on a goal by Tyler Kennedy. When you come to play, good things happen, he said as camera flashes went off..

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 418 NHL games during his career, notching 117 goals and adding 283 assists along with 206 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 13 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 4+8=12 with 2 PIM.

11-11-2012 Patrice Bergeron reaches a milestone !

Patrice Bergeron scored the 400th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a feed by Erik Karlsson. I just want to thank this great organization for presenting me with the opportunity to play in the NHL, the happy player commented.

A native of Canada, Patrice Bergeron was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 550 NHL games during his career, notching 147 goals and adding 253 assists along with 179 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 13 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 5+5=10 with 7 PIM.

25-11-2012 Brenden Morrow reaches a milestone !

Brenden Morrow() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Atlanta Thrashers on a goal by Patrick Sharp. You gotta' hand it to their team today, they came to play and made us work for everything we got, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of Canada, Brenden Morrow was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 853 NHL games during his career, notching 257 goals and adding 300 assists along with 1166 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 22 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 6+11=17 with 20 PIM.


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25-11-2012 Alexander Ovechkin reaches a milestone !

Alexander Ovechkin() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Atlanta Thrashers on a goal by Alexander Semin. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, the player said in an interview..

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 571 NHL games during his career, notching 347 goals and adding 353 assists along with 350 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 21 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 9+12=21 with 2 PIM.

14-12-2012 Simon Gagné reaches a milestone !

Simon Gagné() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the New York Rangers on a feed by Dustin Brown. We have a good team this year, I'm just happy I can help out, he said after the game.

A native of Canada, Simon Gagné was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 813 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 324 assists along with 357 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 28 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 9+15=24 with 25 PIM.


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14-12-2012 Brad Richards reaches a milestone !

Brad Richards() scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a goal by Rene Bourque. When you come to play, good things happen, he commented to the media..

A native of Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 885 NHL games during his career, notching 252 goals and adding 548 assists along with 207 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 31 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 7+14=21 with 6 PIM.


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13-12-2012 Ryan Getzlaf reaches a milestone !


Ryan Getzlaf() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Justin Williams. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, he said after the game in the dressing room..

A native of Canada, Ryan Getzlaf was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 544 NHL games during his career, notching 160 goals and adding 340 assists along with 511 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 32 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 7+16=23 with 38 PIM.

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16-12-2012 Scott Gomez reaches a milestone !

Scott Gomez() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a goal by Jared Staal. That's one for the books, he said as camera flashes went off..

A native of USA, Scott Gomez was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 968 NHL games during his career, notching 178 goals and adding 522 assists along with 644 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 27 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 6+6=12 with 28 PIM. He has also played 3 games with the Lowell Lock Monsters this season, totalling 0+3=3 with 0 PIM.