League announces additional awards
Published on March 15, 2005 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League will honor its top team executives at the conclusion of the season with the addition of annual awards for excellence in the areas of marketing, ticket sales, sponsorships, operations and public relations. The league will make the following additions to its list of annual awards, which are presented following the conclusion of the regular season:
Marketing Executive of the Year
Ticket Sales Executive of the Year
Sponsorship Sales Executive of the Year
Team Operations Executive of the Year
Public Relations Executive of the Year
"Our team employees are among the best in the business of sports, and we've created these awards to honor their efforts and dedication," said NLL Commissioner Jim Jennings. "Our success as a league would not be possible without their talent, drive and enthusiasm for their teams and the game of professional indoor lacrosse that they sell and promote each and every day."
The league will continue to present an Executive of the Year Award to the top overall team executive of the season. All league awards are voted on by the executives of the league's ten member clubs, and are announced during the two-week period between the Champion's Cup Semi-final games (April 29th-May 1st) and the Champion's Cup Final (May 14th at 3:30pm, live on NBC).
National Lacrosse League Annual Awards
Marketing Executive of the Year
Ticket Sales Executive of the Year
Sponsorship Sales Executive of the Year
Team Operations Executive of the Year
Public Relations Executive of the Year
"The Tom Borrelli Award", presented to the Writer of the Year
Sportsmanship Award
Defensive Player of the Year (for a defenseman, non-goaltender)
Goaltender of the Year
"The Les Bartley Trophy", presented to the Head Coach of the Year
General Manager of the Year
Executive of the Year
Rookie of the Year
All-Rookie Team
First and Second All-Pro Teams
Most Valuable Player
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