The ECHL announced the winner for each team in the 2016-17 ECHL Fantasy Team, presented by The MeiGray Group, as well as the goaltenders who will be participating for each of the League’s 27 teams in the Golden Goalie Program.
Fans had the opportunity to vote on ECHL.com for one player on each ECHL member team’s ballot to help select the 2016-17 Fantasy Team. The winning player will wear a special jersey featuring an ECHL Fantasy Team patch at an upcoming home game.
A goaltender for each team will also participate in the MeiGray Golden Goalie Program. The starting goaltender for each team on the pre-selected date will wear a special jersey.
Both the Fantasy Team skater and the Golden Goalie will wear a specially-designed jersey at a predetermined home game between Jan. 27-Feb. 27.
Each of the Fantasy Team skater and MeiGray goaltender jerseys will be available for bid through The MeiGray Group. Jerseys will be available for bid starting on March 2 and running through March 23.
The winning skater and the participating goaltender for each team is listed below. Players are subject to change.
Fantasy Team and Golden Goalie Jersey Participants
Team | Fantasy Skater | Golden Goalie |
Ty Loney | Mason McDonald | |
Garet Hunt | Kevin Carr | |
Greger Hanson | Riley Gill | |
Derek Nesbitt | Matt Ginn | |
Brandon Marino | Zachary Fucale | |
Peter Leblanc | Michael Houser | |
Darryl Bootland | Clarke Saunders | |
Steven Kaunisto | Jason Kasdorf | |
Matt Berry | Anthony Peters | |
Shawn Szydlowski | Pat Nagle | |
Justin DaSilva | Mackenzie Skapski | |
Jefferson Dahl | Landon Bow | |
Kevin Lynch | Jake Hildebrand | |
Tyler Biggs | Joel Martin | |
Daniel Ciampini | Sam Brittain | |
Rocco Carzo | Josh Robinson | |
Jaedon Descheneau | Brandon Anderson | |
Eric Faille | Ryan Massa | |
Sam Warning | C.J. Motte | |
Lindsay Sparks | Adam Morrison | |
Olivier Labelle | Mark Dekanich | |
Trevor Gillies | Parker Milner | |
Evan Rankin | Jake Paterson | |
Emerson Clark | Jamie Phillips | |
Mathieu Aubin | Ryan Faragher | |
Derek Army | Sean Maguire | |
Ian Lowe | Scott Greenham |
About The MeiGray Group
The leading distributor of game-worn hockey jerseys, The MeiGray Group has sold more than 7,000 ECHL game-worn jerseys since 2002-03.
The MeiGray Group, which has sold more than 50,000 game-worn jerseys since its inception in 1997, partners with USA Hockey and directs the NHL-MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program. MeiGray Group also partners with the National Basketball Association.
About the ECHL
Began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 27 teams in 21 states and one Canadian province for its 29th season in 2016-17. There have been who have started their career in the ECHL who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 14 who have made their NHL debuts in the 2016-17 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 30 NHL teams in 2016-17, marking the 20th 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.