Oliveto, Adams Named PaySourceUSA Plus Performers Of The Month

February 6, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release

PRINCETON, N.J. - Mississippi rookie defenseman Pat Oliveto and Texas defenseman John Adams are the PaySourceUSA ECHL Plus Performers of the Month for January after finishing with a plus-minus rating of +12.

In his first full professional season, the 23-year-old Oliveto was plus or even in 12 of his 15 games during the month including a career-high +5 in an 8-5 win at Pensacola on Jan. 29. He leads the Sea Wolves and is tied for 15th among league defensemen with a plus-minus rating with +12. Oliveto leads Mississippi defensemen with six goals while his 12 assists and 18 points are third among the team's defensemen.

The 25-year-old Adams was plus or even in 12 of his 13 games in January and he has been even or better in 38 of his 45 games this season. He ended the month ranked second among ECHL defensemen and fourth overall with a team-leading plus-minus rating of +22. Adams is tied for the team lead among defensemen with five goals while he is third among defensemen on the team with 10 assists and 15 points.

Runner Up: Kirk MacDonald, Florida (+10).

Top Plus Performer(s) for Each Club: Alaska - Jim Dahl (+2); Augusta - Ken Scuderi (+7); Bakersfield - David Kudelka (+8); Charlotte - Ryan Murphy (+6); Cincinnati - Chad Starling (+5); Columbia - Brad Ralph and Steve McJannet (+6); Dayton - Ryan Reid (+3); Elmira - Tomas Kudelka and Pierre-Luc Faubert (+9); Fresno - Daryl Marcoux (+9); Gwinnett - Jamie Milam (+3); Idaho - Blake Forsyth (+8); Johnstown - Ryan Garlock (+8); Las Vegas - Shawn Limpright and Tyler Mosienko (+7); Pensacola - Michael Cohen (+3); Phoenix - Peder Skinner (+3); Reading - Joe Zappala (+3); South Carolina - Grant McNeill (+3); Stockton - Ryan MacMurchy (+9); Trenton - Jim Henkel (+3); Utah - Tyler Haskins (+7); Victoria - Derek Krestanovich (+4); and Wheeling - David Laliberte (+3).

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