Alex Galchenyuk earns Molson Cup honours for January
Wednesday, 06.02.2013 / 2:27 PM / News
Montreal Canadiens
PRESS RELEASE
MONTREAL– Forward Alex Galchenyuk is the Molson Cup recipient for the month of January.
Galchenyuk was selected once as the first star of the game (January 22 against Florida), and on one occasion as the second star (January 29 against Winnipeg). Galchenyuk finished ahead of teammates Brendan Gallagher and Carey Price.
The 18-year old forward appeared in six games in January, including his first career game in the NHL on January 19 against Toronto, recording five points (1 goal, 4 assists) and a +3 plus/minus differential. Galchenyuk served four penalty minutes while playing an average of 12:24 per game.
Alex Galchenyuk will be presented with the Molson Cup during a ceremony prior to the Wednesday’s game against the Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre.
Fans can vote for the Coors Light three stars of the game for every game this season, by logging on to canadiens.com/3stars, on the Canadiens official mobile application or by smartphone at bell.ca/canadiens.