Shawn Roed of Portland is the CHL's Player of the Week

The Canadian Hockey League's Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 9 is forward Shawn Roed of the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League.

 Roed picked up 10 points in five league games this past week to earn the weekly CHL honour. Roed scored four goals and added six assists during the Winter Hawks' very busy week to help his team stay in second place in the U.S. Division standings. He becomes the third player from the WHL to be selected as CHL Player of the Week in the nine weeks the selection has been made so far this season.

 Forward Rick Nash of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League was the OHL's Player of the Week. Nash, the top ranked OHL player by the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Department, had seven points in three games this week.

 The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Offensive Player of the Week was forward Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. Parenteau had eight points in three league games this past week. The QMJHL Defensive Player of the Week was goaltender Kevin Lachance of the Quebec Remparts, who allowed just one goal in two games this week.

 The CHL's Player of the Week is announced in every Tuesday's edition of the CHL Daily News. The CHL Daily News is also posted each day at the league's official website, www.chl.ca. The CHL Player of the Month will be selected each month from among the top monthly performers in the Ontario Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League.

 CHL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
 Dec. 10 - Shawn Roed, Portland Winter Hawks, WHL
 Dec. 3 - Andy Chiodo, Toronto St. Michael's Majors, OHL
 Nov. 27 - Philippe Lacasse, Hull Olympiques, QMJHL
 Nov. 20 - Yanick Lehoux, Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL
 Nov. 13 - Marek Svatos, Kootenay Ice, WHL
 Nov. 6 - Ales Hemsky, Hull Olympiques, QMJHL
 Oct. 29 - Tomas Plihal, Kootenay Ice, WHL
 Oct. 22 - Brad Boyes, Erie Otters, OHL
 Oct. 15 - Jason King, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL

 CHL PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
 November, 2001 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Sagueneens, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
 October, 2001 - Nathan Robinson, Belleville Bulls, Ontario Hockey League.

 WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE

 There is one game in the WHL on Tuesday night as Swift Current travels to Vancouver to play the expansion Giants.

 There were no games in the WHL on Monday night.

 The WHL Player of the Week is forward Shawn Roed of the Portland Winter Hawks for the week ending Dec. 9. Roed was also selected as the CHL's Player of the Week for the same time period.

 Roed picked up 10 points in five games this past week to earn both honours. He had four goals and six assists during the week, including three power play goals and one game-winning goal.

 The busy week for Roed started Dec. 4 when he picked up a goal and one assist in Portland's 3-2 upset win over the fifth ranked Prince George Cougars. On Dec. 7, Roed turned in a five-point effort with two goals and three assists in a 7-4 win over the Giants at Vancouver.

 Then on Dec. 9, with his team playing its fifth game in seven nights, Roed figured in all three of Portland's goals in a 3-3 tie against the visiting Spokane Chiefs. Roed scored once and added two assists in his final game of the week.

 The 20-year-old native of White Bear Lake, Minnesota is a free agent. He now has eight goals and 18 assists for 26 points in 28 games this season.

 ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE

 There are no games in the OHL Tuesday night and there were no games scheduled on Monday night.

 The Ontario Hockey League Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 9 is London Knights' left winger Rick Nash.

 Nash, the top ranked OHL player in the NHL's Central Scouting list, scored four goals and added three assists for seven points in just three games this past week.

 Nash started the week Dec. 6 by firing his first hat trick of the season in a 5-3 win over the Sarnia Sting at Sarnia. The next night, he managed one assist in a 6-2 loss to the Toronto St. Michael's Majors at The Ice House in London.

 His week ended Dec. 9 with a three-point effort (one goal and two assists), as the Knights defeated the Erie Otters 6-4. The 17-year-old native of Brampton leads London in scoring with 24 goals and 25 assists for 49 points in just 32 games this season, tying him for fourth place with Sarnia Sting left winger Dusty Jamieson in the OHL scoring derby.

 QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

 There are three games in the QMJHL on Tuesday night. Drummondville plays at Rouyn-Noranda, Rimouski is at Shawinigan (4) and Victoriaville plays at Cape Breton.

 There were no games in the QMJHL on Monday night.

 The QMJHL Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 9 is forward Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, while the Defensive Player of the Week is goaltender Kevin Lachance of the Quebec Remparts.

 Parenteau had eight points in three games this past week to take the Offensive honours, scoring three goals and adding five assists.

 His big week started Dec. 5 when he scored a pair of goals and added one assist in a 7-3 loss to the Halifax Mooseheads. On Dec. 7 against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, Parenteau scored two goals and added two assists in a 7-2 victory. The next day, he picked up two assists in his team's 3-0 win against the Rimouski Oceanic.

 Parenteau now has 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points in just 24 games this season.

 Lachance stopped 23 shots on Dec. 7 in his team's 3-1 win over the Halifax Mooseheads and followed that up by posting his first shutout of the season Dec. 9 against Moncton. Lachance stopped 20 shots in that game as Quebec scored a 2-0 win over the Wildcats.

 Lachance has posted a 3.28 goals against average and a .890 save percentage in 24 games with the Remparts so far this season.

 For complete QMJHL statistics and standings, visit the official QMJHL site.