Picture: Jonathan Kozub
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League introduced right this moment that Manitoba Moose supervisor of hockey communications and broadcaster Daniel Fink has been chosen because the recipient of the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for the 2023-24 season.
The James H. Ellery Memorial Award is offered yearly in recognition of excellent media protection of the American Hockey League. It was first offered in 1964-65 and honors the late Jim Ellery, who served the AHL for 17 years as league secretary and publicity director till his dying in 1964.
Along with serving because the play-by-play voice for each Moose recreation throughout the common season and Calder Cup Playoffs, Fink works intently with the native Winnipeg media in addition to the group’s personal platforms to amplify the membership’s presence in one in all Canada’s largest markets. He’s accountable for managing all interviews with gamers and coaches and is a key contributor to the workforce’s web site and social media channels, for which he captures picture and video content material whereas touring with the membership. Fink additionally serves because the lead editor for media notes and Moose workforce publications.
Fink, who joined the Moose in 2016 and was named the workforce’s broadcaster in 2019, seems often on radio packages and podcasts to speak concerning the Moose and the AHL, together with common segments on Winnipeg Jets recreation broadcasts on TSN and 680 CJOB. He’s additionally one of many producers of the AHL Performs of the Week spotlight phase that’s distributed to groups all through the league to be used on their very own recreation broadcasts.
In operation since 1936, the AHL serves as the highest growth league for the gamers, coaches, managers, executives and broadcasters of each Nationwide Hockey League group. Almost 90 p.c of right this moment’s NHL gamers are American Hockey League graduates, and greater than 130 honored members of the Hockey Corridor of Fame hung out within the AHL of their careers.
