ECHL announces finalists for 2025-26 Team Awards presented by SponsorCX

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ECHL announces finalists for 2025-26 Team Awards presented by SponsorCX

The ECHL announced on Monday the finalists for the 2025-26 Team Awards, presented by SponsorCX, which will be presented at the 2026 ECHL Hockey Summer Meetings in Nashville on Wednesday, June 24.

The annual ECHL Team Awards honor teams and individuals in several categories for their accomplishments during the 2025-26 Season. The awards and finalists are:

Community Service Team of the Year	Marketing Team of the Year	Most Creative Revenue Generation of the Year
Kalamazoo Wings	Allen Americans	Bloomington Bison – Stick 2 Reading
Kansas City Mavericks	Greensboro Gargoyles	Greensboro Gargoyles – Mystery Mini Sticks
Rapid City Rush	Idaho Steelheads	Maine Mariners – Enter to Win Vacation Giveaway
South Carolina Stingrays	Orlando Solar Bears	South Carolina Stingrays – Ice Lounge
Worcester Railers	Toledo Walleye	Worcester Railers – Railers Authentic Program

Most Creative Ticket Package of the Year	Theme Night of the Year	Inclusive Spirit Award
Allen Americans – Goalie Content Creator Game	Cincinnati Cyclones – Cincinnati 3-Ways	Cincinnati Cyclones
Atlanta Gladiators – Pucks and Pages Package	Maine Mariners – Minor League Sports Night	Jacksonville Icemen
Greenville Swamp Rabbits – Handyman Hal Meet & Greet	Orlando Solar Bears – Space Night	Kalamazoo Wings
Rapid City Rush – Salute our Veterans Package	Rapid City Rush – Black Hills Brawl Night	Reading Royals
Trois-Rivières Lions - Club des P'tits Lions (Lil' Lions Club)	Tahoe Knight Monsters – Grateful Dead Night	South Carolina Stingrays

Broadcaster of the Year	Joe Babik Award - Media/PR Director of the Year	Corporate Partnership Professional of the Year
Shane Albahrani, Fort Wayne	Guy Chiarenza, Atlanta	Chris Palin, Florida
Justin Russo, Idaho	Rudy Hodgson, Cincinnati	Joe Roberts, Kalamazoo
Michael Keeley, Maine	Cory Berberian, Rapid City	Jordan Place, Maine
Joey Battaino, Orlando	Jason Mals, Wichita	Mario Picciotto, South Carolina
Brendan Reilly, South Carolina	Tim Foley, Worcester	Paul O’Leary, Worcester

Corporate Partnership Team of the Year	Specialty Jersey of the Year	Game Operations Team of the Year
Bloomington Bison	Greenville Swamp Rabbits – Military Appreciation	Allen Americans
Florida Everblades	Idaho Steelheads – Boise Bigfoot	Cincinnati Cyclones
Toledo Walleye	Kalamazoo Wings – Motley Zoo	Jacksonville Icemen
Trois-Rivières Lions	Savannah Ghost Pirates – Ghost Riders	Kansas City Mavericks
Wheeling Nailers	Toledo Walleye – Crayola Jersey	Norfolk Admirals
		Orlando Solar Bears

Social Media Team of the Year	Ticket Sales Professional of the Year	Ticket Sales Rookie of the Year
Atlanta Gladiators	Jonathon Rubin, Bloomington	Tyler Catton, Atlanta
Cincinnati Cyclones	Hunter Roush, Greenville	Megan Blank, Indy
Orlando Solar Bears	Ben Pulley, Indy	Haydin Hutson, Kalamazoo
Savannah Ghost Pirates	Declan Murray, Kansas City	Ethan Truesdale-Hales, Norfolk
South Carolina Stingrays	Cassie Geer, Savannah	August Vodehnal, Tahoe

Ticket Department of the Year – Aggregate	Ticket Department of the Year – Growth	Group Department of the Year – Aggregate
Florida Everblades	Allen Americans	Florida Everblades
Idaho Steelheads	Atlanta Gladiators	Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Indy Fuel	Bloomington Bison	Jacksonville Icemen
Jacksonville Icemen	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Orlando Solar Bears
Savannah Ghost Pirates	South Carolina Stingrays	Toledo Walleye

Group Department of the Year – Growth	Team Award of Excellence - Aggregate	Team Award of Excellence – Growth
Allen Americans	Florida Everblades	Allen Americans
Fort Wayne Komets	Idaho Steelheads	Atlanta Gladiators
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Jacksonville Icemen	Bloomington Bison
Orlando Solar Bears	Savannah Ghost Pirates	Idaho Steelheads
Wichita Thunder	Toledo Walleye	Trois-Rivières Lions

About the ECHL

Formed in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 30 teams in 23 states and one Canadian province for its 38th season in 2025-26. There have been 782 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 14 who have made their NHL debuts in the 2025-26 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 30 of the 32 NHL teams in 2025-26, marking the 28th 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

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