STOCKHOLM (OTHL) -- Daniel Alfredsson helped his Ottawa to a nice January month, with 13 goals and 13 assists in 18 games, the Swede captured the Player of the Month Award. Alfredssson edged out Vancouver's Alex Tanguay who had 26 points in 19 games and Chicago's Alexander Ovechkin who had 28 points in 18 games.
And while it was close in the Player of the Month race, the Goaltender of the Month race has been over for a long time, as the only goalie worth mentioning this month, has been Washington's Marty Turco who has carried his team to the #1 spot in the east, and in the league. Turco posted a 11-5-0 record in January, with 2 shutouts and a .912 save percentage.