JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen are pleased to announce that the team has been nominated as finalists for four(4) ECHL 2021-22 Team Awards, presented by MEGASeats, which will be presented at the 2022 ECHL Hockey Summer Meetings in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 29. The presentation will also be available for streaming on the ECHL Facebook page at 7 p.m. ET on June 29.
As a team, the Icemen have been nominated for the league's Most Creative Ticket Package of the Year Award. In addition, the following Icemen staff members have also been named finalists for league honors:Trent Blair - Sales Professional of the YearNoah Otero-Vargas - Sales Rookie of the YearAlex Reed - Media/PR Director of the Year
The annual ECHL Team Awards honor teams and individuals in several categories for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 Season. The following is a complete listing of the ECHL awards finalists:
| Community Service Team of the Year | Marketing Team of the Year | Most Creative Revenue Generation of the Year |
| Kalamazoo Wings | Atlanta Gladiators | Allen Americans |
| Rapid City Rush | Florida Everblades | Atlanta Gladiators |
| South Carolina Stingrays | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | Fort Wayne Komets |
| Utah Grizzlies | Indy Fuel | Maine Mariners |
| Worcester Railers | Rapid City Rush | Rapid City Rush |
| Most Creative Ticket Package of the Year | Theme Night of the Year | Inclusive Spirit Award |
| Atlanta Gladiators | Cincinnati Cyclones | Atlanta Gladiators |
| Florida Everblades | Kalamazoo Wings | Cincinnati Cyclones |
| Greenville Swamp Rabbits | Orlando Solar Bears | Indy Fuel |
| Indy Fuel | Rapid City Rush | South Carolina Stingrays |
| Jacksonville Icemen | Tulsa Oilers | Utah Grizzlies |
| Broadcaster of the Year | Media/PR Director of Year | Sales Professional of Year |
| Evan Pivnick, Adirondack | Tommy Daniels, Allen | Albert Sorto, Atlanta |
| Mike Folta, Atlanta | Mark Shelley, Greenville | Mike Kelly, Florida |
| David Fine, Iowa | Collin Schuck, Idaho | Brett Sullivan, Greenville |
| Matt Melzak, Toledo | Alex Reed, Jacksonville | Trent Blair, Jacksonville |
| Cam McGuire, Worcester | Brian Gardner, Rapid City | Aaron Foss, Rapid City |
| Sales Rookie of the Year | ||
| Noah Otero-Vargas, Jacksonville | ||
| Sam Murray, Maine | ||
| Spencer Hess, Utah | ||
| Drew Hanson, Wichita | ||
| Paul O’Leary, Worcester |
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 727 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 29 who have made their NHL debuts in the 2021-22 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 27 of the 32 NHL teams in 2021-22, marking the 25th 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 as well as on Twitter and Facebook.
About MEGASeats
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--Full and partial season packages for the 2022-2023 season are currently available! Contact the Icemen office at 904-602-7825, or visit www.jacksonvilleicemen.com for more information.
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