E.A. "BUD" GINGHER MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNERS

Trophy is presented to the club that advances to the Kelly Cup Finals from the Eastern Conference. The trophy is named in recognition of E.A. “Bud” Gingher, who was Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors from 1992-95. Gingher, who passed away in 2002, co-founded the Dayton Bombers in 1991 and owned the team for seven seasons, serving as President and Governor until selling the team in 1998. Gingher was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2010. (NOTE: Prior to 2004, the trophy was presented to the winner of the Northern Conference.)