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
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