With our next pick,
The Flying Elbows would like to select our replacement at
#2 Center...
From The Soviet Union,
Evgeni Malkin!
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Awards and achievements
NHL Rookie of the Month - October 2006,[13] November 2006
Calder Memorial Trophy (NHL Rookie of the Year) - 2007
Michel Briere Memorial Trophy (Pittsburgh Penguins Rookie of the Year) - 2007 (shared with Jordan Staal)
World Championships All-Star Team - 2007
All-Star Game - 2008
NHL First Star of the Month - February 2008
NHL First All-Star Team - 2008
Hart Memorial Trophy nomination - 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins Most Valuable Player - 2008
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Records
First player since 1917-18 to score goals in each of his first six NHL games (first accomplished by Joe Malone, Newsy Lalonde and Cy Denneny in inaugural NHL season)
Longest point streak by a Russian player in the NHL - 15 games (surpassed Dmitri Kvartalnov of the Boston Bruins - 14 games in 1992)
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