Daavettila, Connolly Share Reebok ECHL Plus Performer Award
April 4, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL on Monday announced that Trent Daavettila of the Kalamazoo Wings and Brendan Connolly of the Greenville Road Warriors are the recipients of the Reebok Plus Performer of the Year award after each finishing with a plus-minus rating of +28.
Bobby Raymond of Florida finished third with a plus-minus rating of +26 followed by Alaska's Wes Goldie with a plus-minus rating of +25. Wheeling's Ben Street, Ethan Cox of Alaska and Kalamazoo's Andrew Fournier finished tied for fifth at +21.
Daavettila, who was named Second-Team All-ECHL on Wednesday, finished the season tied for fifth in ECHL scoring with 80 points (32g-48a) in 71 games. He went +24 over the final 19 games of the regular season, and was the ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for February after leading the league with a +15 during the month. The 26 year old also appeared in one game with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League this season.
Connolly was ECHL Plus Performer of the Month in November after leading the league with a +12 during the month. He was named to the starting line-up for the ECHL All-Stars at the 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic but was unable to participate due to an injury. Connolly finished tied for second on the Road Warriors with 22 goals and was sixth on the squad with 50 points.
The ECHL will announce the winner of the Coach of the Year and recipient of the John Brophy Award on Tuesday.
ECHL Plus-Minus Rating Leaders
2010-11 Trent Daavettila, Kalamazoo Wings +28
Brendan Connolly, Greenville Road Warriors +28
2009-10 Mark Derlago, Idaho Steelheads +34
2008-09 Travis Morin, South Carolina Stingrays +37
2007-08 Chad Starling, Cincinnati Cyclones +48
2006-07 Matt Shasby, Alaska Aces +43
2005-06 Peter Metcalf, Alaska Aces +44
2004-05 Aaron Phillips, Pensacola Ice Pilots +36
2003-04 Tim Smith, Columbia Inferno +40
2002-03 Mike Glumac, Pee Dee Pride +37
Dennis Vial, Columbia Inferno +37
2001-02 Konstantin Kalmikov, Louisiana IceGators +43
2000-01 Jay Murphy, Louisiana Ice Gators +32
1999-00 Andy MacIntyre, Florida Everblades +46
1998-99 Jan Vodrazka, Pee Dee Pride +44
1997-98 Stan Melanson, Louisiana IceGators +36
1996-97 Dominic Maltais, Hampton Roads Admirals +44
1995-96 Kim Maier, Knoxville Cherokees +48
1994-95 Jamie Steer, Dayton Bombers +43
1993-94 Sebastien Laplante, Greensboro Monarchs +42
1992-93 Victor Gervais, Hampton Roads Admirals +59
1991-92 Brad McCaughey, Toledo Storm +51
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