Last Updated on Friday, 04 October 2013 15:42
It’s time to begin the nomination process to select the top sales reps and outstanding dealers who will be honored at the 25th Annual Let’s Play Hockey Expo in St. Paul, Minn., on March 7-8, 2014 at the St. Paul RiverCentre.
Sales reps will be recognized for their outstanding service and dedication to the hockey, figure skate, lacrosse, broomball and inline industries. Also, dealers in these respective categories will be honored for their long-time presence. The awards will be presented at a reception on Friday, March 7 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul. In addition to the presentation of these awards, Bill McLean will receive the Bob Perani Lifetime Achievement Award.
Please send in your worthy nominations to letsplay@letsplayhockey.com.
In recent years, the Let's Play Hockey Expo has recognized many long-time dealers, sales reps and other members of the hockey industry. Below is a look at who has been honored in the past at the Expo.
| Bob Perani Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Bob Naegele, Jr. | |
| Bill McLean | |
| Dealer | Store |
| Rusty Anderson | Keystone Sports Excellence |
| Michael Benoit | Total Hockey |
| Dave Benolkin | Westwood Sports |
| Whitie Bensen | White Bensen's |
| Dave Clafton | Clafton Skate |
| Rod Crowell | Modell's Sporting Goods |
| James Darcangelo | Lax World |
| Terry Daschbach | Skate Frederick |
| Jason Dietrich | Figure Skating Boutique |
| Tom Farkas | Great Skate |
| Stephen Ferro | Sports Plus |
| Bob Frerker | Shoot & Save |
| Dave Fuerstenberg | Dave's Sport Shop |
| Lenny Grigorian | South Windsor Arena |
| Tony Ho | Mainstream Hockey |
| Joel Hulsman | Kenesky Sports |
| Jerry Kucera | Jerry's Pro Shop |
| Tommy McCarthy | Gateway |
| Cory Miller | Inline Warehouse |
| Bob Perani | Perani's Hockey World |
| Vinny Phaneuf | Sports, Etc. |
| Dan Philbrick | Philbrick's |
| Tom Sachs | Hat Trick Hockey |
| Murray Sandler | Murray Sandler Skate & Supply |
| Scott Schilling | Gulf Coast Hockey |
| Sandy Steindler | Ultimate Skate & Supply |
| Fred Taylor | Cyclone Taylor Sports |
| Tom Tracy | Manny's Hockey Shop |
| Brad Westrum | Gerrell's Hockey World |
| Bob Zorick | Champions Choice |
| Sales Reps | |
| Andy Anderson | |
| Bob Bookmeier | |
| Buzz Deschamps | |
| Dave Fay | |
| Gary Gambucci | |
| Ron Griffin | |
| Charlie Gualtieri | |
| Jan Hugosson | |
| Dick Igo | |
| Sandy Lynch | |
| Len Payne | |
| Bill Powers | |
| Bob Reid | |
| Brendan Sheehy | |
| Bob Shelston | |
| Frank Sisto | |
| John Van Duzor | |
| Jack Walsh | |
| Jerry Webb |
