Huskies’ Nikita Kucherov Named CHL Player of the Week

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Nikita Kucherov of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies is the CHL Player of the Week for the playoff week ending April 14 after scoring three goals and four assists for seven points in three games with a plus-minus rating of plus-2.

 

Kucherov helped lead the Huskies to a berth in the QMJHL Semi-Finals with a 4-1 series win over the Quebec Remparts which included three straight wins last week.  With the series tied 1-1, the Huskies returned home for Game 3 on Tuesday night and grabbed a 2-1 series lead with a 5-2 win.  Kucherov picked up an assist in Game 4 on Wednesday night in the 5-4 overtime win before exploding for six points in the Game 5 series finale on Friday night claiming first star honours with a hat-trick and three assists in the 6-1 win.  The Huskies will now face the Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL Semi-Finals beginning Saturday night. 

 

Kucherov, a 19-year-old native of Russia is playing in his first QMJHL season.  A second round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2011 NHL Draft, Kucherov began this season as a member of the Remparts before joining the Huskies where he collected 53 points in just 27 games.  He is currently tied for third in QMJHL playoff scoring with 18 points in 10 games.

 

Also considered for the award this week was Henrik Samuelsson of the Edmonton Oil Kings who scored four goals and one assist for five points in the final two games of their second round playoff series against the Medicine Hat Tigers.  In the OHL, Mitchell Heard scored four goals and three assists for seven points in four games for the Plymouth Whalers who defeated the Owen Sound Attack in six games. 

 

2012-13 CHL Players of the Week – Playoffs:

Apr. 8 – Apr. 14: Nikita Kucherov, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Apr. 1 – Apr. 7: Brendan Ranford, Kamloops Blazers

Mar. 25 – Mar. 31: Mitchell Theoret, Barrie Colts

Mar. 18 – Mar. 24: Martin Frk, Halifax Mooseheads

 

2012-13 CHL Players of the Week – Regular Season:

Mar. 11 – Mar. 17: Nicolas Petan, Portland Winterhawks

Mar. 4 – Mar. 10: Cody Sylvester, Calgary Hitmen

Feb. 25 – Mar. 3: Michael St. Croix, Edmonton Oil Kings

Feb. 18 – Feb. 24: Justin Feser, Tri-City Americans

Feb. 11 – Feb. 17: Nikita Kucherov, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Feb. 4 – Feb. 10: Kerby Rychel, Windsor Spitfires

Jan. 28 – Feb. 3: Colin Smith, Kamloops Blazers

Jan. 21 – Jan. 27: Dmitrij Jaskin, Moncton Wildcats

Jan. 14 – Jan. 20: Alex Gogolev, Victoria Royals

Jan. 7 – Jan 13: Valentin Zykov, Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Dec. 31 – Jan. 6: Zach O’Brien, Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Dec. 24 – Dec. 30: Anton Zlobin, Val-d’Or Foreurs

Dec. 10 – Dec. 16: Alex Galchenyuk, Sarnia Sting

Dec. 3 – Dec. 9: Jaimen Yakubowski, Lethbridge Hurricanes

Nov. 26 – Dec. 2: Josh Currie, PEI Rocket

Nov. 19 – Nov. 25: Scott Kosmachuk, Guelph Storm

Nov. 12 – Nov. 18: Raphaël Bussières, Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Nov. 5 – Nov. 11 : Philippe Maillet, Victoriaville Tigres

Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 : Brett Ritchie, Niagara IceDogs

Oct. 22 – Oct. 28: Curtis Valk, Medicine Hat Tigers

Oct. 15 – Oct. 21: Hunter Garlent, Guelph Storm

Oct. 8 – Oct. 14: JC Lipon, Kamloops Blazers

Oct. 1 – Oct. 7: JC Lipon, Kamloops Blazers

Sept. 24 – Sept. 30: Jean-Sébastien Dea, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Sept. 20 – Sept. 23: Jonathan Drouin, Halifax Mooseheads