Following up on November’s work for players of the month, we’ll look back at December which saw games postponed almost everywhere you looked in the NHL, AHL and World Junior Championships.
NHL Player of the Month: Sidney Crosby
After being named the Pensburgh player to watch last month, Crosby continued his return to form in December by leading the Pens in assists (nine) and points (11) in the eight December games that they actually played. Another encouraging sign is that Crosby improved his faceoff percentage from 43.1% in nine November games back towards (and even past) his recent season average to 57.