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Mat Robinson and Anthony Aiello

2010-02-03


PRINCETON, N.J. – The AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performers of the Month for January are rookie defensemen Mat Robinson of the Elmira Jackals and Anthony Aiello from the Stockton Thunder, who both finished the month with a league-leading plus-minus rating of +12.

Robinson was even or better in 10 games including going +3 in three of his last four games. He had a career-best three points (0g-3a) and tied his career high with a +4 performance in a 7-2 win at Toledo on Jan. 22. He had 10 assists and four penalty minutes in 12 games to help the Jackals go 7-4-1 and move into second place in the East Division.

The 23 year old is in his first year with Elmira and has registered 22 points (4g-18a) and 18 penalty minutes in 43 games. Robinson played in four games for Las Vegas in 2008-09 and had two points (1g-1a) and two penalty minutes. He is under contract to Binghamton of the American Hockey League and has played in two games for the Senators. The Calgary, Alberta native played four years at University of Alaska-Anchorage from 2005-09 and had 44 points (9g-35a) and 105 penalty minutes in 143 games.

Aiello was even or better in 13 of 14 games in January including a career-high +3 at Idaho on Jan. 2 and against Utah on Jan. 16. He was +2 against Bakersfield on Jan. 10 and on Jan. 27 against Victoria.

The 23 year old had seven points (2g-5a) and eight penalty minutes to help Stockton improve to 20-17-7 and move into second place in the Pacific Division. Aiello leads the Thunder in plus-minus rating with +12. He joined Stockton in November after playing three games with Florida and has 13 points (4g-9a) and 20 penalty minutes in 28 games.

Selected in the fifth round (129th overall) by Minnesota in the 2005 National Hockey League Entry Draft, the Braintree, Mass. native played four seasons at Boston College and had 35 points (5g-30a) and 142 penalty minutes in 132 games from 2005-09.

Top Plus Performer(s) for Each Club: Alaska – Evan Kotsopoulos, Alexandre Imbeault and Colin Hemingway (+2); Bakersfield – Eric Regan (+6); Charlotte – Kevin Schaeffer (+9); Cincinnati – Brian O’Hanley (+11); Florida – Scott Hotham (+4); Gwinnett – Sam Roberts (+2); Idaho – Mark Derlago (+9); Johnstown – David Schulz (+3); Kalamazoo – Ryan McGinnis (+6); Las Vegas – Mick Lawrence (+6); Ontario – Mike Egener and Andrew Martens (+5); Reading – Eric Werner (+7); South Carolina – Trent Campbell (+7); Toledo – Adam Hobson (+7); Trenton – Dave Leaderer (+8); Utah – Dustin Friesen (+8); Victoria – Chad Painchaud (+9) and Wheeling – Kyle Bushee and Andrew Lord (+7).

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