Kansas City’s Crawford is ECHL Plus Performer of the Month

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 Kansas City Mavericks’ defenseman Marcus Crawford is the AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for December after leading the league with a plus-minus rating of +14 during the month.Action photo of Marcus Crawford of the Kansas City Mavericks

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 (44g-157a) in 307 career ECHL games with Kansas City, Toledo and Orlando. He has skated in eight career American Hockey League games with Grand Rapids and recorded 112 points (13g-99a) in 108 games with Cardiff of the Elite Ice Hockey League.

Prior to turning pro, Crawford tallied 149 points (23g-126a) in 252 career games with Saginaw of the Ontario Hockey League.

In recognition of his accomplishment, AMI Graphics will present Marcus Crawford with a personalized Plus Performer of the Month Banner during an on-ice ceremony at an upcoming Mavericks’ home game.

Runner-Up: Zach Uens, Kansas City (+13).

Top Plus Performer(s) for Each Club: Adirondack – Grant Loven (+8); Allen – Sam Sedley (+12); Atlanta – Isak Walther (+9); Bloomington – Kyle Jackson and Sullivan Mack (+8); Cincinnati – John Jaworski (+5); Florida – Connor Doherty (+7); Fort Wayne – Blake Murray (+6); Greensboro – Kenny Johnson (+3); Greenville – Ben Poisson (+4); Idaho – Jaden Shields (+12); Indy – Nick Grima and Kevin Lombardi (+3); Iowa – Mike Koster and Will Zmolek (+2); Jacksonville – Garrett Van Wyhe (+9); Kalamazoo – Davis Pennington (+5); Maine – Sebastian Vidmar (+2); Norfolk – Nathan Noel (+4); Orlando – Reece Newkirk (+6); Rapid City – Seth Fyten (+6); Reading – Alec Butcher (+8); Savannah – Connor Gregga and Cole Krygier (+2); South Carolina – Jalen Luypen (+7); Tahoe – Nate Kallen and Brennan Kapcheck (+2); Toledo – Brandon Hawkins, Dylan Moulton and Jacob Truscott (+9); Trois-Rivières – Anthony Beauregard and Anthony Poulin (+3); Tulsa – Justin Michaelian (0); Utah – Evan Friesen (+6); Wheeling – Zach Urdahl (+6); Wichita – Noah Beck (+3) and Worcester – Anthony Callin, Matt DeMelis, Anthony Hora and Cam McDonald (+4).