Peter Bates of the Wichita Thunder is the recipient of the ECHL Sportsmanship Award for 2024-25 as decided in a vote of ECHL coaches, broadcasters, media relations administrators and media members.
The award is introduced yearly to the participant who’s judged to have exhibited the perfect sportsmanship mixed with a excessive commonplace of enjoying means.
The ECHL will announce the recipient of the John A. Daley Memorial Trophy as Rookie of the 12 months on Monday.
Brady Fleurent of Norfolk completed second, adopted by Wichita’s Jay Dickman, Brandon Hawkins of Toledo and Worcester’s Anthony Repaci.
Bates, who was named to the All-ECHL First Team yesterday, is tied for fourth within the league with 75 factors (27g-49a) in 70 video games this season, whereas being assessed simply 10 penalty minutes. He has set career-highs this season in all main offensive classes and is tied for the league lead with 9 game-winning targets, is tied for fifth with 11 power-play targets and is tied for seventh in plus-minus at +31.
