Over 250 representatives attend ECHL Hockey Summer Meetings presented by Brandiose and See Tickets

A record 250 attendees from 27 ECHL teams, including several owners, presidents and general managers, as well as representatives from teams in the American Hockey League, Southern Professional Hockey League, United States Hockey League, National Women’s Hockey League and Austria’s Eishockey Liga, participated in the 2017 ECHL Hockey Summer Meetings presented by Brandiose and See Tickets at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 14-16, 2017.

Keynote speaker Charlie Chislaghi, President of Sports Sales Consulting, Inc. kicked off the event. ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna provided his annual “State of the ECHL” address while the League’s Chief Operating Officer Ryan Crelin presented on Marketing to your Market.

“Participation continues to expand and this year featured our first European participants,” ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna said. “We believe this exchange of ideas will benefit our teams and all attendees in growing their business during the upcoming season as we all work to grow this great game.”

Jack Birch of Sponsorship Solved also addressed the attendees about why sponsorship works, while a number of breakout sessions were led by other industry professionals including:

Luke Burket, Group Sales Manager, Tampa Bay BuccaneersMegan Cahill and Lauren Lachs, ListenFirst MediaMurray Cohn, President and Founder of MC Sports Sales Training & ConsultingJames Collins, Accelerated Sports Career AcademySteve Delay, The Ultimate Sales Kit To Fill the Last Seat in the HouseJonny Greco, Vice President of Events and Entertainment, Vegas Golden KnightsJosh Margulies, Vice President of Marketing, Arizona CoyotesPatrick McNerny, Upside AdvisorsDr. Kirk Wakefield, Baylor University

For the 13th year in a row, AMI Graphics, the “Exclusive Signage Company of the ECHL”, awarded a complete set of dasher board and under-ice graphics to an attending team, which was won by the Worcester Railers for the 2017-18 season.

The annual Welcome Reception and Vendors’ Showcase presented by CCM, which highlighted over 30 companies, provided an opportunity for teams to view products from League vendors and licensees. The Fur Circus and See Tickets sponsored lunch during the event for attendees.

The week also included the 6th annual ECHL Career Fair, presented by TeamWork Online. Nearly 80 candidates from across the country – along with 14 ECHL teams, the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors and Accelerated Sports Career Academy, attended the fair with multiple candidates receiving job offers on site.

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 as it celebrates its 30th season in 2017-18. There have been who have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL, including 24 who made their debut in the 2016-17 season. The ECHL had 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.

About Brandiose

Partners Jason and Casey make teams famous by celebrating their brand stories. More than 40 minor league sports collaborate with Brandiose annually on cutting-edge branding ideas. They've dreamed up top selling logos, uniforms and mascots for NBA, MLB and minor league clubs including Greenville Swamp Rabbits and America's oldest baseball club, the Cincinnati Reds.

About See Tickets

Founded 25 years ago, See Tickets is an experienced international ticketing organization offering a comprehensive suite of ticketing, marketing and support solutions. We provide excellent personal service and a state of the art platform to our clients. As one of the largest ticketing companies in the world, we serve over 5,000 promoters, festivals, performance venues, sporting events and monuments including Glastonbury Festival, Manchester City FC, Universal Music Group, Street Food Cinema, Beautycon, Spring Awakening and The Eiffel Tower. We operate under the See Tickets brand in the US and the UK and the Digitick brand in France. We have offices in Los Angeles, London, Nottingham, Paris and Marseille. See Tickets is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivendi SA, a Paris-based international Media and Content business, employing more than 16,000 staff globally with revenues in excess of $12 billion in 2015.