AHL pronounces winners of excellence awards | TheAHL.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews has introduced that the league has named the 2018-19 recipients of a number of awards for excellence and repair to the AHL.The winners have been acknowledged Thursday night at a gala reception in the course of the Board of Governors’ Annual Assembly at Hilton Head Island, S.C.Springfield Thunderbirds president Nathan Costa has been chosen because the winner of the James C. Hendy Memorial Award, given to the excellent govt within the American Hockey League for 2018-19.Costa has reenergized skilled hockey in his hometown of Springfield, Mass., with ardour, creativity and dedication on the helm of the Thunderbirds. The membership has seen dramatic will increase in attendance and a renewal of assist from civic leaders and company companions, and thru Costa’s management the Thunderbirds have rapidly turn into an integral a part of the Springfield group, together with creating further pleasure and consciousness across the American Hockey League via their profitable internet hosting of the 2019 All-Star Basic.The James C. Hendy Award is known as for the late Jim Hendy, a member of the Hockey Corridor of Fame and AHL Corridor of Fame and long-time statistician and historian for the AHL who received 4 Calder Cups as common supervisor of the Cleveland Barons.Todd Frederickson, president of the Iowa Wild, was honored with the Thomas Ebright Award in recognition of profession contributions to the AHL.Frederickson has been liable for the entire Wild’s enterprise efforts – which have been acknowledged with league awards in areas together with company gross sales, digital media, fan expertise, promotions and group relations – because the crew was fashioned in 2013. He has constructed Iowa right into a premier AHL market, with yearly attendance and enterprise development and steadfast dedication to the area people.Previous to becoming a member of the Wild group, Frederickson headed up the AHL’s Workforce Enterprise Companies division for 5 years, creating the muse for this system that continues to ascertain enterprise practices for all member golf equipment. He additionally spent 11 seasons (1996-2007) with the Chicago Wolves together with three years as their govt director of ticket gross sales, throughout which the crew led the AHL in attendance in 2004-05.The Thomas Ebright Award honors Tom Ebright, the previous proprietor and governor of the Baltimore Skipjacks and Portland Pirates who handed away in 1997.The Iowa Wild (crew of the 12 months) and Andrew Poturalski of the Charlotte Checkers (participant excellence) have been named the 2018-19 winners of the President’s Awards.The Iowa Wild had a memorable 2018-19 season each on and off the ice, highlighted by a visit to the Calder Cup Playoffs for the primary time in franchise historical past. The Wild set no fewer than 53 crew data on the ice – together with most wins and most objectives scored – and drew greater than 270,000 followers to video games at Wells Fargo Area, the place they proceed to be a league chief in fan expertise. Additionally they established new organizational benchmarks for each group ticket gross sales and total ticket gross sales, continued to be an innovator in digital and social media enterprise practices, and maintained their sturdy ties to the Des Moines group, with ahead Landon Ferraro incomes the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award because the AHL’s man of the 12 months.Ahead Andrew Poturalski had a breakthrough season for Charlotte in 2018-19. The third-year professional from Williamsville, N.Y., set profession highs in objectives (23), assists (47) and factors (70), ending fifth within the league in scoring and incomes choice as a Second Workforce AHL All-Star because the Checkers earned the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as regular-season champions. Poturalski elevated his play even additional within the postseason: enjoying via a damaged foot, he led the AHL in objectives (12), factors (23) and plus/minus ranking (+15) and earned the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as probably the most priceless participant of the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs because the Checkers captured their first championship.Established in 2009, the President’s Awards are given to an AHL group and/or participant for total excellence previously 12 months.Veteran linesmen Fred Hudy and Carl Sasyn have been named the 2018-19 co-recipients of the Michael Condon Memorial Award for excellent contributions by an on-ice official.Primarily based within the higher Houston space, Hudy and Sasyn have been members of the league’s officiating workers since 2001 and 2005, respectively, and proceed to work video games in San Antonio and Cedar Park whereas offering management and excellence in efficiency for the league’s officers in that area. Each Hudy (2010) and Sasyn (2010, 2011, 2014) have been chosen by the AHL to work video games within the Calder Cup Finals, and proceed to take nice pleasure in representing and upholding the requirements anticipated of them and their fellow officers.The Michael Condon Memorial Award was created in 2002 following the sudden passing of veteran AHL linesman Mike Condon.In operation since 1936, the AHL serves as the highest growth league for all 31 Nationwide Hockey League groups. Practically 90 % of right this moment’s NHL gamers are American Hockey League graduates, and greater than 100 honored members of the Hockey Corridor of Fame hung out within the AHL of their careers.