Player of the week: Nikolai Zherdev (R)

19-3-2006 Player of the week: Nikolai Zherdev (R)

NHL has awarded Nikolai Zherdev (R) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 7 goals and 3 assists for 10 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Nikolai Zherdev was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 132 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 70 assists along with 96 penalty minutes. The 21 year old right wing has played 75 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 24+49=73 with 42 PIM.