NHL has awarded Wayne Simmonds (R) of Carolina Hurricanes as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.
A native of Canada, Wayne Simmonds was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2nd round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 923 NHL games during his career, notching 268 goals and adding 345 assists along with 784 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 63 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 23+29=52 with 42 PIM.