JACKSONVILLE, FL– The Jacksonville Icemen are pleased to announce today that the team has been nominated as finalists for six 2024-25 ECHL 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 Icemen have been named finalists for the following league awards:
-ECHL Team Award of Excellence
-Ticket Department of the Year – Aggregate
-Ticket Department of the Year – YOY Growth
-Group Ticket Department of the Year - Aggregate
-Specialty Jersey of the Year – For the team’s 90’s Night Jersey
-Ticket Sales Professional of the Year – Trent Blair, Icemen Director of Business Development.
The following is the complete listing of award finalists for the entire league:
| 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
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Home Opener!
The Icemen’s home opener for the 2025-26 season is set for November 7th against the Atlanta Gladiators. Full and partial ticket packages for the 2025-26 season are currently on sale. Call 904-602-7825, or visit www.jacksonvilleicemen.com for more information.
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Idaho Steelheads
Indy Fuel
Iowa Heartlanders
Jacksonville Icemen
Kalamazoo Wings
Kansas City Mavericks
Maine Mariners
Norfolk Admirals
Orlando Solar Bears
Rapid City Rush
Reading Royals
Savannah Ghost Pirates
South Carolina Stingrays
Tahoe Knight Monsters
Toledo Walleye
Trois-Rivières Lions
Tulsa Oilers
Utah Grizzlies
Wheeling Nailers
Wichita Thunder
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