OTHL -- Mario Lemieux might have hit 40, but that dosen't stop him from being one of the premier players in the OTHL. Today the Flyers top points getter this season, was rewarded with the Player of the Month award for his play in the first month of hockey. Mario Lemieux is one of the reasons the Flyers are just 2 points behind conference leading Montreal Canadiens. Lemieux lead the entire league in points this first month, scoring 8 goals and adding 10 assists in just 12 games. Mario also had a +14 rating. During the first month, the Flyers went 7-3-2, with the 3 loses coming in the first three games. Since then, the Flyers have been Flying...
Lemieux grabbed the POTM award just ahead of linemates Milan Hedjuk and Miroslav Satan. Hedjuk had 5 goals and 8 assists in 12 games, while Satan managed to score 6 goals and 8 points for 15 points in the same amount of games. With the Flyers top line putting up points like no other line in the game right now, the Flyers Eastern Conference foes will have a tough time fending of the 4th placed Flyers for long.
The Goaltender of the Month award was given to Vancouver Canucks netminder Jocelyn Thibault, who had a 7-3-1 record in the first month. Thibault recorded wins over Phoenix (1-0), Columbus (3-2), Pittsburgh (4-1), Calgary (6-3), San Jose (4-2), Chicago (1-0) and St Louis (3-2). Thibault also recorded a league leading .939 save percentage in the first month of hockey. Allowing just 18 goals in 11 games also gave him a impressive 1.63 goals against average.