ATL Glads Named Finalists for Six Team Awards

The ECHL announced on Tuesday the finalists for the 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.

The Atlanta Gladiators and the Rapid City Rush tied for the most finalist selections amongst league members with six each. The Gladiators and Gladiators staff were named as finalists in the following categories: Marketing Team of the Year, Most Creative Revenue Generation of the Year, Most Creative Ticket Package of the Year, Inclusive Spirit Award, Broadcaster of the Year (Mike Folta), and Sales Professional of the Year (Albert Sorto).

Six league nominations marks a new franchise best for the Gladiators. 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
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 the Year
Sales Professional of the 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