Kansas City’s Crawford is ECHL Plus Artist of the Month | Pro Hockey News

Kansas City Mavericks defenseman Marcus Crawford is the defenseman AMI images ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for January after leading the league with a plus-minus rating of +16 for the month. Crawford, who also won the award in December, is the first player to win multiple Plus Performers of the Month in the same season since Florida’s Logan Roe in 2019-2020.

Crawford was equal or better in 12 of his 13 games in December, including a +4 on Jan. 17 at Utah and a +3 on Jan. 10 against Tulsa and Jan. 31 against Wichita.

The 28-year-old leads the ECHL this season with a +43 rating. He leads ECHL defensemen and ranks second in the league with 52 points in 41 games this season. His 43 assists are league-leading, while his nine goals rank second among defenders.

A native of Ajax, Ontario, Crawford has totaled 226 points (48g-178a) in 321 career ECHL games with Kansas City, Toledo and Orlando. He has skated in eight career American Hockey League games with Grand Rapids and recorded 112 points (13g-99a) in 108 games with Cardiff of the Elite Ice Hockey League.

Before turning pro, Crawford scored 149 points (23g-126a) in 252 career games with Saginaw of the Ontario Hockey League.

In recognition of his achievement, AMI images will present Marcus Crawford with a personalized Plus Performer of the Month banner during an on-ice ceremony at an upcoming Mavericks home game.

Second prize winner: Logan Pietila, Wheeling (+13).

Top Plus Performer(s) for every club: Adirondack – Alex Campbell, TJ Friedmann, Jacob Graves and Jeremy Hanzel (+4); All – Harrison Blaisdell, Ty Prefontaine and Sam Sedley (+8); Atlanta – Chad Nychuk (+7); Bloomington – Brendan Datema (+5); Cincinnati – Elijah Vilio (+5); Florida – Jordan Sambrook (+10); Fort Wayne–Dru Krebs (+10); Greensboro – Logan Nelson (+2); Greenville–Hudson Schandor (+8); Idaho – Samuel Jardine and Kaleb Pearson (+7); Indy – Christian Berger (+7); Iowa – Anthony Firriolo (+5); Jacksonville – Nathan Dunkley (+1); Kalamazoo – Hunter Beach (+4); Maine – Jaxon Bellamy (+12); Norfolk – Brehdan Engum (+12); Orlando – Dustin Geregach (+3); Rapid City – Xavier Bernard (+4); Reading – Zach Bannister (+5); Savannah – Keaton Pehrson (+11); South Carolina – Stanley Cooley (+8); Tahoe – Samuel Mayer (+7); Toledo – Tanner Dickinson (+8); Trois-Rivières – Isaac Dufort, Joe Dunlap and Mark Estapa (-1); Tulsa – Mike McKee (+4); Utah – Mike Gelatt, Henri Schreifels and Neil Shea (0); Wichita – Peter Bates (+6) and Worcester – Drew Callin (+7).