Idaho's Hoenike Receives Media Relations Award of Excellence
Published on June 28, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced on Tuesday that Will Hoenike of the Idaho Steelheads is the 2010-11 recipient of the Award of Excellence for Media Relations as determined in voting by members of the media, league media relations directors and broadcasters.
Hoenike was named the Steelheads Director of Media Relations in May 2009 after serving as the club ¬â¢s Season Tickets Director for the prior two-and-half years. In January 2011, he added the responsibilities as the Voice of the Steelheads. Prior to joining the Steelheads, Hoenike was the weekend sports anchor and reporter at Today ¬â¢s Channel 6 (KIVI-TV). A native of Spokane, Wash., Hoenike is a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.
ECHL Award of Excellence for Media Relations Winners
YEAR WINNER TEAM
2010-11 Will Hoenike Idaho Steelheads
2009-10 Eric Levine Elmira Jackals
2008-09 Mike Benton Stockton Thunder
2007-08 John Hamel Cincinnati Cyclones
Jeff Harris & Mike Walker Victoria Salmion Kings
2006-07 Dustin Bixby Gwinnett Gladiators
Josh Fisher Las Vegas Wranglers
2005-06 Jeremy Zager San Diego Gulls
2004-05 Jeremy Zager San Diego Gulls
2003-04 Mike Kelly Mississippi Sea Wolves
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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