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Finalists for 2020-21 Team Awards presented by Stage Front

Finalists for 2020-21 Team Awards presented by Stage Front

Wednesday, August 4th

The ECHL announced on Wednesday the finalists for the 2020-21 Team Awards, presented by Stage Front, which will be presented at the 2021 ECHL Hockey Summer Meetings in Las Vegas on August 16 and 17.

The annual ECHL Team Awards honor teams and individuals in several categories for their accomplishments during the 2020-21 Season. The awards and finalists are:

Community Service Team of the Year	Marketing Team of the Year	Most Creative Revenue Generation of the Year
Florida Everblades	Florida Everblades	Florida Everblades
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Indy Fuel
Newfoundland Growlers	Jacksonville Icemen	Jacksonville Icemen
South Carolina Stingrays	Rapid City Rush	Kalamazoo Wings
Worcester Railers	South Carolina Stingrays	Reading Royals

Most Creative Ticket Package of Year	PR/Broadcaster of the Year	Sales Professional of the Year
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	DJ Abisalih, Wheeling	Trent Blair, Jacksonville
Indy Fuel	Shane Albahrani, Fort Wayne	Aaron Foss, Rapid City
Jacksonville Icemen	Mark Binetti, Rapid City	Calvin Isaac, Florida
Rapid City Rush	Jared Shafran, South Carolina	Ben Pulley, Indy
South Carolina Stingrays	Andrew Smith, Indy	Kevin Schildt, South Carolina

Sales Rookie of the Year	Theme Night of the Year
Luke Hamilton, Tulsa	Florida Everblades
Mario Picciotto, South Carolina	Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Kyle Thompson, Rapid City	Jacksonville Icemen
Hanna Tyree, Greenville	Rapid City Rush
	South Carolina Stingrays

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 20 states and two Canadian provinces for its 34th season in 2021-22. There have been 698 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 20 who made their NHL debuts in the 2020-21 season. The ECHL had affiliations with 25 of the 31 NHL teams in 2020-21, marking the 24th 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 Stage Front

Founded in 1984, Stage Front has grown from reseller to ticket technology, data analytics, and pricing leader. Stage Front's proprietary tools include distribution and dynamic pricing, all supported through full-service pricing, analytics, order fulfillment, and strategic partnerships. Unlike most distributors, Stage Front offers a full menu of technologies built and serviced in-house, which allows for lower client costs and innovation investments.