Player of the week: Sergei Samsonov (R)

19-2-2006 Player of the week: Sergei Samsonov (R)

NHL has awarded Sergei Samsonov (R) of Calgary Flames as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Sergei Samsonov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 518 NHL games during his career, notching 174 goals and adding 227 assists along with 139 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 59 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 28+34=62 with 58 PIM.