The ECHL announced on Thursday that the League will present the 2019-20 Team Awards live on the ECHL Facebook page on Wednesday, June 24 at 4 p.m. ET.
The annual ECHL Team Awards honor teams and individuals in several categories for their accomplishments during the 2019-20 Season. Fans are invited to tune in to see the winners in several team business categories. The awards and nominees are:
Community Service Team of Year | Group Department of Year (Aggregate) | Group Department of Year (Growth YOY) |
Atlanta Gladiators | Cincinnati Cyclones | Adirondack Thunder |
Indy Fuel | Florida Everblades | Newfoundland Growlers |
Rapid City Rush | Idaho Steelheads | Rapid City Rush |
South Carolina Stingrays | Jacksonville Icemen | Reading Royals |
Worcester Railers | Toledo Walleye | South Carolina Stingrays |
Marketing Team of Year | Most Creative Ticket Package of Year | PR/Broadcaster of the Year |
Atlanta Gladiators | Cincinnati Cyclones | DJ Abisalih, Wheeling |
Kalamazoo Wings | Kalamazoo Wings | Chris Ballard, Newfoundland |
Rapid City Rush | Orlando Solar Bears | Mark Binetti, Rapid City |
South Carolina Stingrays | Reading Royals | Tommy Daniels, Allen |
Toledo Walleye | Toledo Walleye | Jared Shafran, South Carolina |
Sales Professional of Year | Sales Rookie of the Year | Team Award of Excellence |
Adam Haman, Toledo | Ali Addkison, Allen | Cincinnati Cyclones |
Eric Moller, Rapid City | Chandler Guest, Florida | Florida Everblades |
Luke Nicholas, Jacksonville | Hayden Kestle, Jacksonville | Fort Wayne Komets |
Tyler Nordberg, Idaho | Kara Marshall, Cincinnati | Indy Fuel |
Isaiah Vodenik, Cincinnati | Fletcher Meyers, Kalamazoo | Toledo Walleye |
Team Award of Excellence – “Rising Star Award” | Theme Night of Year | Ticket Department of Year (Aggregate) |
Atlanta Gladiators | Cincinnati Cyclones | Cincinnati Cyclones |
Cincinnati Cyclones | Florida Everblades | Florida Everblades |
Kalamazoo Wings | Kalamazoo Wings | Fort Wayne Komets |
Reading Royals | Reading Royals | Indy Fuel |
South Carolina Stingrays | South Carolina Stingrays | Toledo Walleye |
Ticket Department of Year (Growth YOY) | ||
Atlanta Gladiators | ||
Cincinnati Cyclones | ||
Fort Wayne Komets | ||
Kalamazoo Wings | ||
Reading Royals |
About the ECHL
Began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 26 teams in 19 states and two Canadian provinces for its 32nd season in 2019-20. There have been 676 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 14 who have made their NHL debuts in the 2019-20 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 25 of the 31 NHL teams in 2019-20, marking the 23rd consecutive season that the league had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available on its website at ECHL.com as well as on Twitter and Facebook.