Hudacek, Genoway, Omark and Tolvanen - Players of the Week

To mark the end of the final week’s play of the regular season, the Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the week in four categories.

– Best goaltender was Julius Hudacek (Severstal), who allowed just a solitary goal in two road matches. The 29-year-old Slovak achieved the best save percentage (98.36) and goals against average (0.48) of any goalie in the League, and his shutout series stretched to 118 minutes.

– Best defenseman was Charles Genoway (Lada), who made two appearances (one on the road), averaging 22 minutes 46 seconds on the ice. The 31-year-old Canadian ended the week with 3 assists, 5 shots, and a +3,

– Best forward was Linus Omark (Salavat Yulaev), who in two matches tallied 4 (1+3) points (the best haul of any player in the League). The Swedish danger man earned a positive rating in both outings, meriting a +3 for the week;

– Best rookie, for the sixth time this season, was 18-year-old forward Eeli Tolvanen (Jokerit) whose figures for the week show a goal in each game (against SKA and Dinamo Riga), a +2 rating, 6 shots at goal,3 hits, and an average 15 minutes 52 seconds of ice time..