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The ECHL presents numerous annual awards to recognize its teams, players, front office staff, and media contributors. The first awards were given out in recognition of the achievements of the league's teams and players in the league's inaugural season of 1989 and included the Jack Riley Cup and Brabham Cup awarded to the league's teams and the Most Valuable Player, Playoffs Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Leading Scorer awards to the league's players. The league has added many other awards since the league's inception including, the Goaltender of the Year award in 1994, the Sportsmanship Award in 1997, separate titles for each of its conference playoff champions in 1998, and the Plus Performer Award in 2000.[1]

Team trophies

Award Created Description Current holder
Patrick J. Kelly Cup 1989 Awarded to the ECHL playoff champion since 1989. Replaced the Riley Cup that was awarded for the playoff championship from 1988 to 1996. Fort Wayne Komets (2021)
E.A. "Bud" Gingher Memorial Trophy 1998 Awarded to the Eastern Conference playoff champion, since 2005. Previously awarded to the Northern Conference playoff champion from 1998 to 2005 South Carolina Stingrays (2021)
Bruce Taylor Trophy 1998 Awarded to the Western Conference playoff champion, since 2005. Previously the Bruce Taylor Trophy was awarded to the playoff champion of the West Coast Hockey League until the league was absorbed by the ECHL in 2003. The Bruce Taylor Trophy has also been tagged as the trophy awarded to the Southern Conference playoff champion from 1998 to 2005 Fort Wayne Komets (2021)
Henry Brabham Cup 1989 Awarded to the club finishing the regular season with the best overall record (based on points) Florida Everblades (2021)

Individual trophies and awards

Award Created Description Current holder
ECHL Most Valuable Player 1989 Awarded to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team as voted by the coaches of each team in the ECHL. Anthony Beauregard
Wichita Thunder (2021)[2]
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player 1989 Awarded to the most valuable player for his team in the playoffs as selected by members of the media at the conclusion of the final game of the Kelly Cup playoffs. Stephen Harper
Fort Wayne Komets (2021)
John Brophy Award 1989 Awarded to the ECHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success as voted by the coaches of each of the ECHL teams. Bruce Ramsay
Wichita Thunder (2021)[3]
ECHL Goaltender of the Year 1994 Awarded to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position as voted by the coaches of each team in the ECHL. Jake Hildebrand
Florida Everblades (2021)[4]
Rookie of the Year 1989 Awarded to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the ECHL as voted by the coaches of each of the ECHL teams. Also known as the John A. Daley Memorial Trophy Matthew Boucher
Utah Grizzlies (2021)[5]
Defenseman of the Year 1989 Awarded to the defenseman who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest ability at the position as voted by the coaches of each of the ECHL teams. Les Lancaster
Allen Americans (2021)[6]
Leading Scorer Award 1989 Awarded to the player who leads the league in scoring at the end of the regular season. Aaron Luchuk
Orlando Solar Bears (2021)[7]
Plus Performer Award 2000 Awarded to the player who leads the league in plus/minus rating at the end of the regular season. John McCarron
Florida Everblades (2021)[8]
Sportsmanship Award 1997 Awarded to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability as voted by the coaches of each of the ECHL teams. Aaron Luchuk
Orlando Solar Bears (2021)[9]
Community Service Award 2011 Awarded to a player who goes above and beyond in his efforts for community and charitable causes. Connor Doherty
Worcester Railers (2020)

Staff and miscellaneous awards

Award Created Description Current holder
General Manager of the Year 2016 The General Manager of the Year is determined in a vote of the ECHL coaches. Bruce Ramsay
Wichita Thunder (2021)[3]
Executive of the Year[10] 1993 The Executive of the Year is determined in a vote of the ECHL Board of Governors. Eric Trapp
Idaho Steelheads (2020)
Media Relations Director of the Year 1997 The Media Relations Director of the Year is determined in a vote of the ECHL media relations directors and broadcasters. Joe Roberts
Kalamazoo Wings (2018)
PR/Broadcaster of the Year[11][12] 2002 The PR/Broadcaster of the Year (previously known as Broadcaster of the Year until 2019) is determined in a vote of the ECHL broadcasters and media relations directors. Andrew Smith
Indy Fuel (2021)[13]
Marketing Award[14] 1997 The Marketing Award (previously known as the Excellence In Marketing Award) is presented annually to the team marketing department "adjudged to be the best in the league" as determined by outside expert judges. Rapid City Rush (2021)[13]
Overall Award of Excellence[15] 2004 The Overall Award of Excellence will be presented by the league office to teams that are first-rate, cooperative with the league office, compliant with league programs and who distinguish themselves on and off the ice and in the community. Florida Everblades/Reading Royals (2020)
Ticket Department of the Year[16] 2003 The ECHL Ticket Department of the Year is determined in a vote of ECHL teams. Kalamazoo Wings/Toledo Walleye (2020)
Ticket Executive of the Year 2003 The Ticket Executive of the Year is determined in a vote of the ECHL general managers. Andrew Nawn
Worcester Railers (2018)
Website of the Year 2005 The ECHL Web Site of the Year award is presented annually to the team whose web site is adjudged to be the best in the league as determined by outside expert judges. Allen Americans (2018)
Social Media Excellence 2016 The social media Award of Excellence is presented to an ECHL Member Team who has exemplified the use of social media in the following categories; scope of team reach (how many forms of social media does the team utilize and number of followers), creative social content/campaigns, use of social media to achieve business goals and active engagement with fans. Indy Fuel (2018)
Ryan Birmingham Memorial Award 2008 Awarded to an On-Ice Official for his contributions and dedication to the league officiating staff and is determined in voting of ECHL On-Ice Officials. It is named in honor of ECHL linesman Ryan Birmingham, who was killed in an automobile accident in May 2007. Sean MacFarlane (2021)[17]
Equipment Manager of the Year 2003 The In Glas Co Equipment Manager of the Year Award is determined in a vote of ECHL equipment managers. All head equipment managers for the 2020–21 season.[18]
Athletic Trainer of the Year 2008 The Sports Health Athletic Trainer of the Year Award is determined in a vote of ECHL athletic trainers. All head athletic trainers for the 2020–21 season.[19]
Outstanding Media 2003 The Outstanding Media Award is determined in a vote of the ECHL media members, broadcasters, and media relations directors. Jordan Strack, WTOL
Toledo Walleye (2019)
  • The Kelly Cup
    The Kelly Cup
  • The Kelly Cup, with one more base level
    The Kelly Cup, with one more base level
  • The Gingher Memorial Trophy
    The Gingher Memorial Trophy
  • The Brabham Cup
    The Brabham Cup
  • The Kelly Cup MVP Trophy
    The Kelly Cup MVP Trophy

References

  1. ^ "ECHL Trophies". ECHL. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wichita's Beauregard Named 2020-21 Warrior Hockey/ECHL Most Valuable Player". OurSports Central. June 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "WICHITA'S RAMSAY RECEIVES JOHN BROPHY AWARD AS ECHL COACH OF THE YEAR". ECHL. June 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "FLORIDA'S HILDEBRAND NAMED WARRIOR HOCKEY/ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR". ECHL. June 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Utah's Boucher Named ECHL Rookie of the Year". OurSports Central. June 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Allen's Lancaster Named ECHL Defenseman of the Year". OurSports Central. June 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "ORLANDO'S LUCHUK WINS 2020-21 ECHL SCORING TITLE". ECHL. June 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "FLORIDA'S MCCARRON IS AMI GRAPHICS/ECHL PLUS PERFORMER OF THE YEAR". ECHL. June 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "ORLANDO'S LUCHUK RECEIVES 2020-21 ECHL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD". ECHL. June 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Executive of the Year". ECHL. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Broadcaster of the Year". ECHL. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "PR/Broadcaster of the Year". ECHL. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Over 130 Team Representatives Attend ECHL Meetings Presented by Fevo". OurSports Central. August 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Marketing Award". ECHL. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Overall Award of Excellence". ECHL. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Ticket Department of the Year". ECHL. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "MacFarlane Receives 2020-21 Ryan Birmingham Memorial Award". OurSports Central. June 22, 2021.
  18. ^ "EQUIPMENT MANAGERS RECOGNIZED WITH EQUIPMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTED BY WARRIOR HOCKEY". ECHL. June 29, 2021.
  19. ^ "ATHLETIC TRAINERS RECOGNIZED WITH ATHLETIC TRAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTED BY FAIRLY GROUP". ECHL. June 29, 2021.

See also

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