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Who was the most outstanding player in European hockey in January? Pick your favorite of David Wolf, Sergei Mozyakin, Teuvo Teräväinen, Mathias Lange, Ruben Smith and Roman Tomas.
David Wolf, F, Hamburg Freezers
With 7 goals and 5 assists in 10 games in January Wolf led the Hamburg Freezers into first place of DEL.
Sergei Mozyakin, F, Metallurg Magnitogorsk
In 11 games in January Mozyakin scored 11 goals and 8 assists. He started the month with a 7-game goalscoring streak and leads KHL in scoring. 
Teuvo Teräväinen, F, Jokerit and Finland U20
Gold medalist and best scorer of the World Junior Championship with 2 goals and 13 assists in 7 games. With Jokerit he played 6 games in Liiga scoring 2+12 points.
Mathias Lange, G, Iserlohn
In 7 games Lange got 5 wins, a shutout, stopping 219/227 shots while pushing the Roosters from 12th to 9th place in the DEL standings.
Ruben Smith, G, Stavanger
Smith was named best goalie when Stavanger won the Continental Cup finals. He was named best Stavanger player in both games he played. In the Norwegian league he played 6 games in January; 5 wins and 2 shutouts.
Roman Tomas, F, Zilina
Tomas is by far the best goal-scorer in the Slovak league with 34 goals in 36 games. In January he got 11 goals in 11 games including a 4-goal game. He also got 3 assists during the month.
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HK Chelny
Buran Voronezh
                              Dmitri Kandakov 
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Rubin Tyumen
Olympia Kirovo-Chepetsk
                              Leonid Klimov 
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Lokomotiv Orsha
                              Ilya Bratushkin 
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Yastreby Pinsk
HK Lida
                              Mikhail Orlov 
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HK Sochi
Sibir Novosibirsk
                              Klim Kostin 
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San Jose Sharks
Avangard Omsk
                              Louis Domingue 
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