ECHL honors Everblades' MacKay

For the second straight year, Bill MacKay of the Florida Everblades has won the ECHL Merchandiser Award.

MacKay, who becomes the first two-time winner of the annual award, has been director of merchandise for the Everblades since the team's inception in 1998.

The University of Richmond graduate was director of Florida operations for the Boston Red Sox from 1990-96 and managed an international project at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

A two-time recipient of baseball executive of the year awards, he began his career with the Atlanta Braves in 1980 and has also worked for both the New York Yankees and in Oakland where he was on the staff when the A's won the World Series in 1989.

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