Allen’s Martinson named ECHL General Manager of the Year

Photo of Allen head coach Steve Martinson

Steve Martinson of the Allen Americans is the 2019-20 recipient of the League’s General Manager of the Year award. The award is determined by a vote of ECHL coaches.

Martinson, who completed his sixth season as the Americans’ head coach, led Allen to a 40-14-8 record during the 2019-20 season, a 32-point improvement from the 2018-19 season. He also served as a coach at the 2020 ECHL All-Star Classic, marking the second time in his career that he has coached in the event.

Martinson has posted a 438-254-90 career record in the ECHL with San Diego, Elmira, Chicago and Allen, leading the Americans to Kelly Cup titles in 2015 and 2016. He ranks fifth all-time in league history with 438 wins and his 782 career games coached are tied for fifth.

In addition to his time in the ECHL, Martinson has also coached in the West Coast Hockey League, United Hockey League and Central Hockey League, capturing WCHL titles with San Diego in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2003, a UHL title with Rockford in 2007 and CHL titles with Allen in 2013 and 2014.

ECHL General Manager of the Year Award

2019-20 Steve Martinson, Allen Americans2018-19 Rob Murray, Tulsa Oilers2017-18 Rob Concannon, South Carolina Stingrays2016-17 Chris Stewart, Colorado Eagles2015-16 Richard Matvichuk, Missouri Mavericks