ECHL Roundup: League Leaders and Point-Toppers, Plus a Flurry of Trades and Signings ahead of the Holiday Break

We've begun to see which players and teams have distanced themselves from the pack heading into the holiday break. 

In the Eastern Conference, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits top the pack with a 19-6 record for a healthy .760 win percentage. South Carolina, Adirondack, Norfolk, and Newfoundland round out the top five while Atlanta, with a woeful 1-9 record in their past ten following a red-hot start, Maine, and Reading sit at the conference basement.

In the powerhouse west Idaho leads the conference, and league, with 39 points, followed closely by the Mavericks with 37 and Walleye with 35. Tulsa and Fort Wayne round out the top five, while Indy, Allen, and Utah (2-8 in their last 10 and still winless on the road), occupy by conference floor. 

Wichita's Peter Bates leads all players with 15 goals and 36 points in 26 games. He's followed closely by Idaho's Wade Murphy with 34 points, Toledo's Brandon Hawkins with 32, and the Mavericks trio of Max Andreev (31), Patrick Curry (30), and Cade Borchardt (30). Idaho's Mark Rassell leads all goal-scorers with 18 in 25 games. 

In goal, Adirondack's Jeremy Brodeur (8 wins, 2.11 GAA, .934 SP), Wheeling's Taylor Gauthier (8 wins, 2.14 GAA, .928 SP) and Norfolk's Thomas Milic (9 wins, 2.24 GAA and .920 SP) are among the league leaders.

The following players have been signed, re-signed, or traded to the listed club in the past week. *Signing list may be incomplete as of press time

Cincinnati Cyclones

Florida Everblades

Idaho Steelheads

Jacksonville Icemen

Kansas City Mavericks

Maine Mariners 

Norfolk Admirals

Orlando Solar Bears

Rapid City Rush

Trois-Rivieres Lions

Utah Grizzlies

Wichita Thunder 

Worcester Railers