Pelech moves into second place on ECHL career assists list

Mike Pelech of the Atlanta Gladiators moved into second place on the ECHL's all-time assists list on Thursday when he notched three assists at Savannah to give him 462 career assists.

Pelech, who began his ECHL career with Ontario in 2009-10, trails only 2015 ECHL Hall of Fame inductee Louis Dumont on the League's all-time assists list. Dumont recorded 566 assists over his 12 seasons in the ECHL.

Last month, the 33-year-old set a new ECHL record for career games played when he skated in his 860th career league game. Pelech ranks fourth in ECHL history with 662 career points.

MOST ASSISTS, CAREER566 – Louis Dumont (Tallahassee/Wheeling/Louisiana/Augusta/Pensacola/ Mississippi/Utah - 1994-2006)462 – Mike Pelech (Ontario/Toledo/Cincinnati/Utah/Norfolk/Reading/ Greenville/Wheeling/Indy/Atlanta – 2009-Present)460 – Chris Valicevic (Greensboro/Louisiana - 1993-2002)390 – Darryl Noren (Charlotte/Greensboro - 1990-2000) – John Spoltore (Louisiana - 1995-2001)