Avs Stewart named NHL First Star
Avs Chris Stewart celebrates a goal March 6th
The National Hockey League announced Monday that Colorado Avalanche forward Chris Stewart was named NHL First Star of the Week for the period ending March 6th. In four games that week, Stewart had 5 goals and 4 assists. He had 1 goal and 1 assist against Detroit, 1 goal and 2 assists against Anaheim and 3 goals, including one on a penalty shot Saturday night in the Avs rout of St. Louis.
Second Star of the Week was awarded to Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Third Star went to Bryan McCabe of the Florida Panthers.
Bruce Wilkie is a Colorado semi-native, having moved to Denver in 1971. He has worked with pro and college hockey teams since 1975 and now covers the Avs for thehockeywriters.com.
