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ECHL announces finalists for 2024-25 Team Awards presented by SponsorCX

ECHL announces finalists for 2024-25 Team Awards presented by SponsorCX

Wednesday, June 4th

The ECHL announced on Wednesday the finalists for the 2024-25 Team Awards, presented by SponsorCX, which will be presented at the 2025 ECHL Hockey Summer Meetings in Orlando on Wednesday, June 25.

The annual ECHL Team Awards honor teams and individuals in several categories for their accomplishments during the 2024-25 Season. The awards and finalists are:

Community Service Team of the Year	Marketing Team of the Year	Most Creative Revenue Generation of the Year
Cincinnati Cyclones	Florida Everblades	Florida Everblades – Champion Circle Partnership Level
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Orlando Solar Bears	Greenville Swamp Rabbits – Postgame Concert
Kansas City Mavericks	Savannah Ghost Pirates	Kalamazoo Wings – March is for Hockey
Rapid City Rush	Tahoe Knight Monsters	Savannah Ghost Pirates – Dine with the Players Charity Gala
South Carolina Stingrays	Toledo Walleye	Trois-Rivières Lions – 5th Line Club
Worcester Railers	Wheeling Nailers

Most Creative Ticket Package of the Year	Theme Night of the Year	Inclusive Spirit Award
Norfolk Admirals - $25 for 2025	Atlanta Gladiators – Thrashers Night	Bloomington Bison
Orlando Solar Bears – Sunday Fun Day	Bloomington Bison – Abe’s Birthday Celebration	Cincinnati Cyclones
Rapid City Rush – Diamond Dig	Fort Wayne Komets – Luau Night	Kalamazoo Wings
Tahoe Knight Monsters – Star Wars: Pick Your Path	Kalamazoo Wings - Guinness World Record/50th Anniversary Home Opener	Maine Mariners
Toledo Walleye – Military Dinner Package	Maine Mariners – Renaissance Night/Let’s Talk About It	South Carolina Stingrays
Trois-Rivières Lions – Overtime Comic Show	South Carolina Stingrays – Vinyl Night	Wheeling Nailers

Broadcaster of the Year	Joe Babik Award - Media/PR Director of the Year	Corporate Partnership Professional of the Year
Rob Lippolis, Adirondack	Rudy Hodgson, Cincinnati	Tadd Sipowicz, Adirondack
Mark Binetti, Greenville	David Fine, Iowa	Mike DiPalma, Idaho
Cam McGuire, Idaho	Chris Cadeau, Kalamazoo	Jordan Place, Maine
Michael Keeley, Maine	Cory Berberian, Rapid City	Georgia Veatch, Rapid City
Weston Dewitt, Norfolk	Owen Gund, South Carolina	Mario Picciotto, South Carolina
Joey Battaino, Orlando	Jason Mals, Wichita	Ed Sintic, Toledo

Corporate Partnership Team of the Year	Specialty Jersey of the Year	Game Operations Team of the Year
Allen Americans	Cincinnati Cyclones - Zinzinnati Steins	Allen Americans
Florida Everblades	Iowa Heartlanders - Crispy Bacon	Cincinnati Cyclones
Indy Fuel	Jacksonville Icemen - 90s Night	Kansas City Mavericks
Reading Royals	Savannah Ghost Pirates - Ghost Parrots	Orlando Solar Bears
Toledo Walleye	Utah Grizzlies - Fishing Night	Savannah Ghost Pirates
Trois-Rivières Lions	Worcester Railers - Worcester 6	Trois-Rivières Lions

Social Media Team of the Year	Ticket Sales Professional of the Year	Ticket Sales Rookie of the Year
Florida Everblades	Sean Driscoll, Adirondack	Jonathon Rubin, Bloomington
Indy Fuel	Austin Larson, Allen	Tanner Babeo, Greenville
Kansas City Mavericks	Trent Blair, Jacksonville	Bethany Bruck, South Carolina
Orlando Solar Bears	Alex Rowe, Kansas City	Owen Bailey, Toledo
Toledo Walleye	Cassie Geer, Savannah	Flaca Solano, Utah
Wheeling Nailers	Paul O’Leary, Worcester	Sydney Tennant, Wichita

Ticket Department of the Year – Aggregate	Ticket Department of the Year – YOY Growth	Group Department of the Year – Aggregate
Florida Everblades	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Cincinnati Cyclones
Indy Fuel	Indy Fuel	Florida Everblades
Jacksonville Icemen	Iowa Heartlanders	Idaho Steelheads
Orlando Solar Bears	Jacksonville Icemen	Indy Fuel
Savannah Ghost Pirates	Kansas City Mavericks	Jacksonville Icemen
Toledo Walleye	Wheeling Nailers	Orlando Solar Bears

Group Department of the Year – YOY Growth	Rising Star Award	Team Award of Excellence
Allen Americans	Indy Fuel	Florida Everblades
Atlanta Gladiators	Iowa Heartlanders	Indy Fuel
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Kalamazoo Wings	Jacksonville Icemen
Idaho Steelheads	Reading Royals	Orlando Solar Bears
Tulsa Oilers	Wheeling Nailers	Savannah Ghost Pirates
Wheeling Nailers	Worcester Railers	Toledo Walleye

About the ECHL

Formed in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 29 teams in 22 states and one Canadian province for its 37th season in 2024-25. There have been 768 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 16 who have made their NHL debuts in the 2024-25 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 29 of the 32 NHL teams in 2024-25, marking the 27th consecutive season that the league has affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available on its website at ECHL.com.

About SponsorCX

SponsorCX is a leader in sponsorship management within the sports, entertainment, causes, arts, and events industries. It is a complete sponsorship management tool to assist in managing sales, fulfillment, and inventory to maximize sponsorship revenue. The company was founded in 2020, and continues to grow rapidly as the newest and most innovative sponsorship software solution in the industry. Learn more at sponsorcx.com.