Florida’s Cox is AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performer of the Year

ESTERO, Fla. – The ECHL on Monday announced that Florida Everblades forward Joe Cox is the recipient of the AMI Graphics Plus Performer of the Year award after finishing the season with a plus-minus rating of +46.

This is the second consecutive season an Everblades player has earned the award. Florida defenseman Logan Roe was the Plus Performer of the Year last season after he posted a +43 rating. 

Myles Powell of Cincinnati finished second with a plus-minus rating of +45, followed by Cincinnati’s Arvin Atwal at +44, and Roe and Jesse Schultz of Cincinnati at +39.

Cox, who was named to the All-ECHL Second Team last week, posted an even or better rating in 46 of his 55 games this season while tallying 61 points (27g-34a).

A native of Chelsea, Michigan, Cox has 115 points (49g-66a) in 130 career ECHL games with the Everblades.

ECHL Plus-Minus Rating Leaders2018-19           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

Florida starts the 2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs presented by SmileDirectClub with a Thursday night matchup against the Jacksonville Icemen. Faceoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. 

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