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IceGators Stanzel Wins 2002-03 ECHL PR Award

June 6, 2003
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced on Friday that Ryan Stanzel of the Louisiana IceGators is the recipient of the 2002-03 ECHL Public Relations Award.

Stanzel received the award, which is chosen in a vote of the ECHL public relations directors and broadcasters, at the ECHL Marketing and Communications Meetings held June 1-4 in Charlotte, N.C., attended by more than 150 representatives from ECHL teams

"I am extremely honored to be presented with this award," said Stanzel. "There are tremendous public relations personnel in the ECHL, and to be honored by them is truly gratifying. I would also like to thank both the organization and the fans for their support."

The Director of Media and Community Relations, Stanzel is the day-to-day media contact for the IceGators. In his second season, Stanzel serves as the primary liaison between the team and local and national media outlets. He also oversees the IceGators community relations' efforts. This season, Stanzel served as radio play-by-play announcer for several IceGators' games and was a color analyst for select radio broadcasts.

The Galway, N.Y. native came to the IceGators from The Sports Network in suburban Philadelphia, where he worked for one year after graduating from Wingate University in North Carolina. While in college, he worked for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans baseball team and the Albany Firebirds Arena Football team. He was given one of four NCAA Sears Postgraduate Scholarships at the Division II level in 2000.

ECHL Public Relations Award Winners


2002-03
Ryan Stanzel, Louisiana IceGators

2001-02
Bill McLaughlin, Greenville Grrrowl

2000-01
Darren Abbott, South Carolina Stingrays

1999-00
Darren Abbott, South Carolina Stingrays

1998-99
Mark Simpson, Charlotte Checkers

1997-98
Andy Davis, Richmond Renegades

1996-97
Peter Kostos, Louisiana IceGators

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