Idaho's Haiskanen, Register share Plus Performer of the Year

The ECHL on Sunday announced that Idaho Steelheads’ defensemen Cody Haiskanen and Matt Register are the co-recipients of the 2022-23 AMI Graphics Plus Performer of the Year award after finishing the season with a plus-minus rating of +53. The +53 rating is tied for the second-highest in a season in ECHL history.

Wade Murphy of Idaho finished third with a plus-minus rating of +38, followed by the Steelheads’ Ryan Dmowski at +36 and Owen Headrick at +35.

Haiskanen posted an even or better rating in 52 of his 61 games, while posting 29 points (5g-24a) in his first professional season.

Prior to turning pro, he recorded 18 points (4g-14a) in 105 career games at Cornell University.

Register, who last week earned a spot on the All-ECHL First Team, was even or better in 57 of his 68 games this season. The 33-year-old was tied for third among ECHL defensemen with 52 points (9g-43a).

A native of Calgary, Alberta, Register has totaled 426 points (100g-326a) in 540 career ECHL games. He is the ECHL all-time leader with 131 career postseason games played and 74 postseason assists while ranking third with 100 postseason points.

ECHL Plus-Minus Rating Leaders2022-23           Cody Haiskanen and Matt Register,                                    Idaho Steelheads                                           +532021-22           Will Graber, Fort Wayne Komets                              +372020-21           John McCarron, Florida Everblades                           +292019-20           Ben Masella, Florida Everblades                                +402018-19           Joe Cox, Florida Everblades                                       +462017-18           Logan Roe, Florida Everblades                                  +432016-17           Joel Chouinard, Allen Americans                               +472015-16           Joey Leach, South Carolina Stingrays                        +402014-15           Drew Daniels, Fort Wayne Komets                           +46                          Mike Little, Florida Everblades                                  +462013-14           Peter Sivak, Alaska Aces                                            +492012-13           Matt Case, Idaho Steelheads                                      +322011-12           Mathieu Aubin, Cincinnati Cyclones                         +252010-11           Trent Daavettila, Kalamazoo Wings                          +28                          Brendan Connolly, Greenville Road Warriors           +282009-10           Mark Derlago, Idaho Steelheads                                +342008-09           Travis Morin, South Carolina Stingrays                     +372007-08           Chad Starling, Cincinnati Cyclones                            +482006-07           Matt Shasby, Alaska Aces                                          +432005-06           Peter Metcalf, Alaska Aces                                        +442004-05           Aaron Phillips, Pensacola Ice Pilots                           +362003-04           Tim Smith, Columbia Inferno                                    +402002-03           Mike Glumac, Pee Dee Pride                                     +37                           Dennis Vial, Columbia Inferno                                  +372001-02           Konstantin Kalmikov, Louisiana IceGators               +432000-01           Jay Murphy, Louisiana Ice Gators                             +321999-00           Andy MacIntyre, Florida Everblades                         +461998-99           Jan Vodrazka, Pee Dee Pride                                     +441997-98           Stan Melanson, Louisiana IceGators                          +361996-97           Dominic Maltais, Hampton Roads Admirals             +441995-96           Kim Maier, Knoxville Cherokees                               +481994-95           Jamie Steer, Dayton Bombers                                    +431993-94           Sebastien Laplante, Greensboro Monarchs                +421992-93           Victor Gervais, Hampton Roads Admirals                 +591991-92           Brad McCaughey, Toledo Storm                                +51