SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League introduced at present 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 loss of life in 1964.

In addition to serving because the play-by-play voice for each Moose sport in the course of 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 every of Canada’s largest markets. He is accountable for managing all interviews with gamers and coaches and is a key contributor to the staff’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 staff publications.

Fink, who joined the Moose in 2016 and was named the staff’s broadcaster in 2019, seems often on radio applications and podcasts to speak in regards to the Moose and the AHL, together with common segments on Winnipeg Jets sport broadcasts on TSN and 680 CJOB. He can also be one of many producers of the AHL Plays of the Week spotlight phase that’s distributed to groups all through the league to be used on their very own sport broadcasts.

In operation since 1936, the AHL serves as the highest growth league for the gamers, coaches, managers, executives and broadcasters of each National Hockey League group. Nearly 90 % of at present’s NHL gamers are American Hockey League graduates, and greater than 130 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame frolicked within the AHL of their careers.