NHL has awarded Ales Hemsky (R) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of Czech, Ales Hemsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 658 NHL games during his career, notching 159 goals and adding 360 assists along with 305 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 17 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 10+9=19 with 4 PIM.