Kansas City’s Potter receives ECHL Athletic Trainer of the Year Award

The ECHL announced on Wednesday that Nick Potter of the Kansas City Mavericks is the 2018-19 recipient of the ECHL Athletic Trainer of the Year Award, presented by Warrior Hockey.

The winner is determined in a vote of the league’s equipment managers and athletic trainers. In recognition of his accomplishment, Potter will receive a prize pack from Warrior Hockey.

Potter completed his fourth season with the Mavericks in 2018-19. A graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training, Potter had spent seven seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs prior to joining the Mavericks staff. He also worked with the Detroit Lions as an athletic training intern for the 2004 and 2005 seasons before interning with the Chiefs in 2006. Potter, who earned a Master’s in Sport Management from Texas Tech University, currently lives in Olathe, Kansas, with his wife Kaylee, step-son Brayden and son Easton.

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