Jack LaFontaine Is ECHL Goaltender of the Week

January 5, 2026 - Jack LaFontaine is the ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 29-Jan. 4. It is the third time in his career that he has received the weekly honor. LaFontaine went 3-0-0 with one shutout, a 1.00 goals-against average and a save percentage of .969 in three appearances Maine last week. The 27-year-old turned aside 31 shots in a 3-1 win against Iowa on Wednesday, made 20 saves in a 3-2 victory over Fort Wayne on Friday and stopped all 42 shots in a 1-0 win at Tulsa on Sunday. Under contract t... Full Story


January 3, 2026 - The Kansas City Mavericks secured a 2-1 overtime victory against the Fort Wayne Komets on January 3 at Cable Dahmer Arena, closing out the night with a strong defensive effort and timely scoring. Fort Wayne opened the scoring late in the first period, but Kansas City responded just 22 seconds later when Jackson Jutting netted his 12th goal of the season, assisted by Landon McCallum and Marcus Crawford, sending the teams into intermission tied 1-1. After a scoreless second and third period ... Full Story

January 2, 2026 - Kansas City Mavericks' defenseman Marcus Crawford is the ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for December after leading the league with a plus-minus rating of +14 during the month. Crawford was even or better in each of his 10 December games, including a +4 on Dec. 12 at Fort Wayne and on Dec. 21 against Allen. The 28-year-old leads the ECHL with a +26 rating, while also leading all defensemen with 27 points (5g-22a) in 27 games this season. Crawford has totaled 201 points (44... Full Story

December 21, 2025 - The Kansas City Mavericks closed out the weekend with a dominant 6-2 win over the Allen Americans on Sunday afternoon. KC set the tone early and kept full control, outshooting Allen 41-27. David Cotton opened the scoring late in the first period before the Mavericks erupted for four goals in the second. Lucas Sowder and Justin Janicke each found the back of the net, with both goals assisted by Nolan Sullivan, who finished with a three-point night and earned Third Star honors. Jack Randl, J... Full Story

• Mavericks Breeze into Holiday Break with Win over Allen - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) December 21
• Mavericks Fall to Grizzlies - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) December 19
• Mavericks Top Iowa 4-2 in First Non-Division Matchup of the Season - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) December 4
• Marcus Crawford Named ECHL Player of the Week - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) November 25
• Kansas City Mavericks Host Annual Kids Day Game Nov. 5 at 10:35 a.m. at Cable Dahmer Arena - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) November 3
• Mavericks Edged, 4-3, by Tulsa - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) November 1
• Mavericks Announce Full 2025-26 Regular Season Roster Ahead of Opening Night - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) October 16
• Mavericks Announce 2025 Training Camp Roster - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) October 6
• Kansas City Mavericks Announce Hiring of Holden "PD" Melgoza as Goaltending & Video Coach - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) July 11
• Kansas City Mavericks Name Brett Ferguson as Assistant Coach - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) July 1
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• Kansas City Mavericks Statement on Riley Weselowski - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) June 5
• Mavericks Receive ECHL 2024-25 Team Award Nominations - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) June 5
• Mavericks' Season Ends in Western Conference Final After 5-2 Game 5 Loss - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) May 24
• Mavericks Fall in Game 4, Face Elimination Saturday Night - Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) May 22
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January 7	ECHL	Tulsa at Kansas City	8:05 p.m.
January 4	ECHL	Kansas City 1 at Tulsa 0	Final
January 3	ECHL	Fort Wayne 1 at Kansas City 2	Final (OT)
January 2	ECHL	Fort Wayne 2 at Kansas City 3	Final (OT)
December 31	ECHL	Iowa 1 at Kansas City 3	Final
December 27	ECHL	Kansas City at Allen	Ppd.
December 26	ECHL	Kansas City at Tulsa	Ppd.
December 21	ECHL	Allen 2 at Kansas City 6	Final
December 20	ECHL	Utah 2 at Kansas City 3	Final
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• Mavericks, city of Independence and Cable Dahmer Arena manager working on extending the team's lease - ECHL Independence Examiner (January 6)
• Mavericks sweep weekend, vault into first place in ECHL Mountain Division - ECHL Independence Examiner (January 6)
• Komets fall to Kansas City in overtime again - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (January 4)
• KC's Randl scores in OT to hand Komets fourth straight loss - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (January 3)
• Jack LaFontaine strong in net again as Mavericks win first post-strike game - ECHL Independence Examiner (January 3)
• ECHL regular season resumes Tuesday night after league, PHPA ratify new five-year CBA; Mavericks to resume play Wednesday at home - ECHL Independence Examiner (December 30)
• Players and ECHL come to tentative settlement to end two-day strike - ECHL Independence Examiner (December 29)
• ECHL players union goes on strike, postponing Mavericks’ Friday game at Tulsa - ECHL Independence Examiner (December 26)
• Mavericks, ECHL hockey players on the verge of striking  - ECHL Independence Examiner (December 24)
• Mavericks bounce back on Teddy Bear Toss night - ECHL Independence Examiner (December 23)
• Strike vote by ECHL players could stall Mavericks' season  - ECHL Independence Examiner (December 23)
• Mavericks overcome early deficits to gain five points on three-game weekend road trip - ECHL Independence Examiner (December 16)
• Bison take four points in three-game homestand despite finale loss - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 15)
• Photos: Bison battle but come up short against Mavericks - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 15)
• Bison rally defense, win shootout thriller vs. Kansas City - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 14)
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