Cincinnati named Ticket Department of the Year
June 27, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced that the Cincinnati Cyclones are the 2008-09 recipient of the Ticket Department of the Year award.
The Cyclones raised their attendance by 44 percent which was the second-highest in professional hockey in 2008-09 after ranking first in 2008-09 with an increase of 36.8 percent. Since returning to the ice in 2006-07, Cincinnati has increased its attendance 68 percent and had the largest crowd in ECHL playoff history with 12,722 for its Kelly Cup clinching game against Las Vegas on June 5, 2008. The Cyclones had four of their Top 10 crowds in 2008-09 including 11,417 on Apr. 4 to eclipse the club record of 9,615 on Mar. 28, 2008 and the third-largest regular season crowd ever with 8,508 on Jan. 24.
Led by director of game and ticket operations Joe Stills, the staff is comprised of Josh Burdine, Michael Cox, Drew Curtis, Matt Piening and Andrew Rowland.
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