Year |
Name |
Position/role |
ECHL Team(s) |
2008 |
Henry Brabham[1] |
ECHL founder |
League executive |
Patrick J. Kelly[1] |
Commissioner (1988–1996) |
League executive |
Chris Valicevic[1] |
Defenseman |
Greensboro Monarchs, Louisiana IceGators |
Nick Vitucci[1] |
Goaltender |
Carolina / Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Greensboro Monarchs, Hampton Roads Admirals, Toledo Storm, Charlotte Checkers, Greenville Grrrowl |
2009 |
John Brophy[2] |
Head coach |
Hampton Roads Admirals, Wheeling Nailers |
Blake Cullen[2] |
Owner |
Hampton Roads Admirals |
Tom Nemeth[2] |
Defenseman |
Dayton Bombers, South Carolina Stingrays, Toledo Storm |
Rod Taylor[2] |
Left winger |
Hampton Roads Admirals, Richmond Renegades, Roanoke Express, South Carolina Stingrays, Peoria Rivermen, Toledo Storm |
2010 |
Cam Brown[3] |
Left winger |
Columbus Chill, Erie Panthers, Baton Rouge Kingfish, Gwinnett Gladiators |
E.A. "Bud" Gingher[3] |
Owner; chairman |
Board of Governors Chairman (1992–95); Dayton Bombers owner |
Olaf Kolzig[3] |
Goaltender |
Hampton Roads Admirals |
Darryl Noren[3] |
Center |
Greensboro Monarchs, Charlotte Checkers |
2011 |
Phil Berger[4] |
Right winger |
Greensboro Monarchs, Charlotte Checkers, Raleigh IceCaps, Hampton Roads Admirals |
Richard Adams[4] |
President/CEO (1995–02) |
League executive |
Luke Curtin[4] |
Left winger |
Baton Rouge Kingfish, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, Fresno Falcons |
Joe Ernst[4] |
Referee |
League official |
2012 |
Bob Woods[5] |
Defenseman |
Johnstown Chiefs, Hampton Roads Admirals, Mobile Mysticks, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Mississippi Sea Wolves |
Bill Coffey[6] |
Founder |
League executive |
Sheldon Gorski[7] |
Right winger |
Louisville Icehawks, Louisville RiverFrogs, Miami Matadors, Pensacola Ice Pilots |
John Marks[8] |
Coach |
Charlotte Checkers, Greenville Grrrowl, Pensacola Ice Pilots, Augusta Lynx |
Dave Seitz[9] |
Center |
South Carolina Stingrays |
2013 |
Dave Craievich[10] |
Defenseman |
Cincinnati Cyclones, Birmingham Bulls, Mobile Mysticks |
Marc Magliarditi[11] |
Goaltender |
Columbus Chill, Florida Everblades, Louisiana IceGators, Richmond Renegades, Las Vegas Wranglers |
Steve Poapst[12] |
Defenseman |
Hampton Roads Admirals |
Darren Schwartz[13] |
Left winger |
Johnstown Chiefs, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers |
2014 |
James Edwards |
President; chairman |
Johnstown Chiefs president, Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors (1999–2003) |
Wes Goldie |
Right winger |
Pee Dee Pride, Victoria Salmon Kings, and Alaska Aces |
Al MacIsaac |
Defense; GM/coach |
Hampton Roads Admirals |
John Spoltore |
Center |
Louisiana IceGators |
2015 |
Darren Colbourne |
Right winger |
Dayton Bombers, Richmond Renegades, Raleigh IceCaps, Augusta Lynx |
Louis Dumont |
Center |
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Wheeling Thunderbirds, Louisiana IceGators, Augusta Lynx, Pensacola Ice Pilots, Mississippi Sea Wolves, and Utah Grizzlies |
Scott Sabatino |
Executive vice president; COO |
League executive |
Carl Scheer |
Owner; chairman |
Charlotte Checkers owner, Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors, Greenville Grrrowl owner |
2016 |
Daniel Berthiaume |
Goaltender |
Wheeling Thunderbirds, Roanoke Express and Greensboro Generals |
Craig Brush |
General manager |
Florida Everblades |
Allan Sirois |
Left winger |
Baton Rouge Kingfish, Jacksonville Lizard Kings, Pee Dee Pride, Pee Dee Pride, Greenville Grrrowl, Texas Wildcatters |
2017 |
T. Paul Hendrick |
ECHL general counsel |
League executive |
Rick Kowalsky |
Right winger; head coach |
as player: Hampton Roads Admirals, Trenton Titans, Roanoke Express; as head coach: Trenton Titans/Devils |
Brad Phillips |
Linesman |
League official |
2018[14] |
Steve Chapman |
General manager; chairman |
League executive; Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors (2006–2015); president and general manager of Mobile Mysticks (1995–2001) and Gwinnett Gladiators (2002–2015); assistant general manager of Birmingham Bulls (1992–1995) |
Sam Ftorek |
Defenseman |
Augusta Lynx, Mobile Mysticks, Greensboro Generals, Gwinnett Gladiators, Fresno Falcons, Cincinnati Cyclones, Kalamazoo Wings |
Jason Saal |
Goaltender |
South Carolina Stingrays, Peoria Rivermen, Hampton Roads Admirals, Dayton Bombers, Louisiana IceGators, Arkansas RiverBlades, Augusta Lynx |
2019[15] |
Jim Bermingham |
Center |
Toledo Storm, Wheeling Thunderbirds, Huntington Blizzard, Jackson Bandits, Pensacola Ice Pilots |
Alex Hicks |
Left winger |
Toledo Storm |
Rick Judson |
Left winger |
Toledo Storm, Greenville Grrrowl |
Brian McKenna |
Commissioner (2002–2018); general manager |
League executive; general manager of the Trenton Titans |
2020[16] |
Jared Bednar |
Defenseman; coach |
as player: Huntington Blizzard, South Carolina Stingrays; as coach: South Carolina Stingrays (assistant from 2002 to 2007, head coach from 2007 to 2009) |
Dany Bousquet |
Left winger |
Hampton Roads Admirals, Birmingham Bulls, Pee Dee Pride |
Derek Clancey |
Center; coach |
as player: Erie Panthers, Toledo Storm, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Columbus Chill, Chesapeake Icebreakers; as coach: Chesapeake Icebreakers, Jackson Bandits, Reading Royals, Dayton Bombers |
Glen Metropolit |
Center |
Nashville Knights, Pensacola Ice Pilots |
2022 |
Ray Harris |
Owner |
Cincinnati Cyclones |
Brett Marietti |
Player |
South Carolina Stingrays |
Joel Martin |
Goaltender |
Columbus Cottonmouths, Trenton Titans, Elmira Jackals, Augusta Lynx |
Tim Novak |
Official |
ECHL |
2023 |
Mark Bernard |
Goaltender |
Hampton Roads Admirals |
Scott Bertoli |
Player |
Trenton Titans |
Victor Gervais |
Player |
Hampton Roads Admirals, Florence Pride |
Dana Heinze |
Equipment manager |
Johnstown Chiefs |