Rookie of the month: Petr Prucha (C)

1-1-2006 Rookie of the month: Petr Prucha (C)

NHL has awarded Petr Prucha (C) of Colorado Avalanche as Rookie Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 15 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, Petr Prucha was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 8th round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 37 NHL games during his career, notching 16 goals and adding 21 assists along with 28 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 37 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 16+21=37 with 28 PIM