Mississippi's Kelly Receives ECHL Media Relations Award
June 7, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
ATLANTA â The ECHL announced on Monday that Mike Kelly of the Mississippi
Sea Wolves is the 2003-04 recipient of the ECHL Media Relations Award.
Kelly was presented the award at the ECHL Marketing and Communications
Meetings being held Monday through Wednesday in Atlanta. The meetings are
being attended by more than 170 representatives from ECHL teams. The winner
is chosen in a vote of media relations directors, broadcasters and media.
In his fifth season as the Director of Broadcasting and Public Relations,
Kelly handles the day-to-day media activities while also serving as the
"Voice of the Sea Wolves". Kelly, who was selected to do the radio
broadcast of the 2003 ECHL All-Star Game, is responsible for press
releases, souvenir game programs and game notes while also overseeing the
official team web site. During the offseason, Kelly speaks on behalf of the
Sea Wolves throughout the community while assisting in the sale of
corporate sponsorship.
In his 11th season as a broadcaster, Kelly did play-by-play in the Ontario
Hockey League with Barrie and Toronto St. Michael's, in the Colonial Hockey
League with Brantford, and in the Ontario Hockey Association with
Orangeville. He worked four years at The Sports Network in Toronto, and
broadcast the 1997 Women's World Hockey Championship and Major League
Roller Hockey in Toronto.
ECHL Media Relations Award Winners
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
99-2000
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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