JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen are pleased to announce that that team has been named finalists for five of the eight categories for the 2020-21 ECHL 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 Icemen have been nominated for Marketing Team of the Year, Most Creative Revenue Generation of the Year, Most Creative Ticket Package of the Year and for Theme Night of the Year. In addition, Icemen Business Development Manager Trent Blair has been a finalist for the Sales Professional of the Year award.
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 ECHLBegan 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 FrontFounded 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.
--The Icemen’s home opener for their 2021-2022 All-Star Season is set for November 6 against the South Carolina Stingrays. Full and partial season packages that include tickets to the 2022 ECHL All-Star Classic are currently available. Contact the Icemen office at 904-602-7825, or visit www.jacksonvilleicemen.com for more information.
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