AHL Recognizes Eagles' Amazing Fan Base with Excellence in Fan Experience Award
Jul 21, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League held its 2023 Awards Gala during the Board of Governors’ Annual Meeting at Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Thursday evening, presenting several awards for excellence and service:
Teams from each conference were selected for excellence in the areas of digital media, community relations and fan experience. The Rochester Americans (Eastern) and Iowa Wild (Western) were honored for digital media excellence; the Belleville Senators (Eastern) and Grand Rapids Griffins (Western) earned the nods for exceptional community relations efforts; and the Cleveland Monsters (Eastern) and Colorado Eagles (Western) were recognized for outstanding fan experience at home games.
The AHL also honored several teams and individuals for their efforts during the 2022-23 season at the league’s Team Business Meetings in Tucson, Ariz., last month, including the Iowa Wild as the marketing department of the year, the Milwaukee Admirals as the merchandise department of the year, the Henderson Silver Knights as the sponsorship sales department of the year and the Rochester Americans as the ticket sales department of the year.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were recognized for unique ticket sales promotion or theme night (“Old Forge Pizza Night”); the Texas Stars were selected for immersive game operations experience (“Renaissance Faire Night”); the Colorado Eagles were chosen for unique community relations initiative (“Pot of Gold Night”); the Henderson Silver Knights were honored for unique social media content (Anchorman parody schedule announcement); the Cleveland Monsters were given the award for unique sponsorship package or entitlement (University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Night); and the Tucson Roadrunners were recognized for outstanding marketing campaign (“El Lazo”).
In operation since 1936, the AHL serves as the top development league for all 32 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL in their careers.
