DANNY BATTOCHIO SELECTED AS GOLDEN GOALIE

PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced on Wednesday the winner for each of the 21 teams participating in the 2014-15 ECHL Fantasy Team, presented by The MeiGray Group, as well as the goaltenders who will be participating for each of the League’s 28 teams in the Golden Goalie Program.

Goaltenders for each team participate in the MeiGray Golden Goalie Program. The starting goaltender for each team on the preselected date will wear a special jersey. Danny Battochio will represent the Rush in this program and wear his special jersey promoting the event on March 14th.

Both the Fantasy Team skater and the Golden Goalie will wear a specially-designed jersey on the designated date. Dates are subject to change based on player availability.

Each of the MeigGray goaltender jerseys will be available for bid through The MeiGray Group. Jerseys will be available for bid starting on Tuesday, March 17

About The MeiGray Group

The leading distributor of game-worn hockey jerseys, The MeiGray Group has sold more than 7,000 ECHL game-worn jerseys since 2002-03.

The MeiGray Group, which has sold more than 50,000 game-worn jerseys since its inception in 1997, partners with USA Hockey and directs the NHL-MeiGray Game-Worn Jersey Authentication Program. MeiGray Group also partners with the National Basketball Association.

About the ECHL

Began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 28 teams in 20 states and one Canadian province for its 27th season in 2014-15. There have been 558 players who have started their career in the ECHL have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 17 who have made their NHL debuts in the 2013-14 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 29 of the 30 NHL teams in 2014-15, marking the 18th consecutive season that the league had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available on its website at ECHL.com.