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
|