Players of the Week 6: Sanford, Medvedev, Zaripov & Bjorkstrand

To mark the end of the sixth week’s play of the sixth season of the KHL Championship, the League has rewarded the best players of the week in four categories:

– Best goaltender was Curtis Sanford (Lokomotiv), with three shutouts in four games, a goals against average of 0.24 and a save percentage of 99.17;

– Best defenseman was Evgeny Medvedev (Ak Bars), who took 3 points (1+2) from three road games and earned a +3 for the week;

– Best forward was Danis Zaripov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), with 8 points (5+3) from four outings;

– Best rookie was Medvescak forward Patrick Bjorkstrand who finished the week with 4 points (2+2) from his four appearances.