Confirmed with Link: Maple Leafs win 2016-17 Dillman Award

[LeafsNation75]

http://www.thephwa.com/news_article/show/798072?referrer_id=1083685-news-archive

Basically this award recognizes the public relations staff and how the team is promoted.

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[MJ65]

http://www.thephwa.com/news_article/show/798072?referrer_id=1083685-news-archive

Basically this award recognizes the public relations staff and how the team is promoted.

Good news and they definitely deserve it

 

[STL BLUES]

Hopefully Nashville will get it next year. Smashville's PR is off the charts.

 

[Bullseye]

Strange year to win it. Basically this year and last were the cone of silence years after many years of superb public relations successes. The in-game arena entertainment has taken a major downturn this past year with amateurish crowd announcers and a marked downturn from Andy Frost with the new PA announcer(and I was not a huge Frost fan). The only member of the Leafs staff you heard from regularly this year was Babcock. No Dubas, no Hunter, a bit of Lou.

Odd choice imho.

Not supposed to be an on-ice performance or general organizational improvement award(which they should be in thin to win)

 

[Drew311]

Yay?

 

[Clark4Ever]

Up next, the Calder and Jack Adams.

 

[Loosie]

Strange year to win it. Basically this year and last were the cone of silence years after many years of superb public relations successes. The in-game arena entertainment has taken a major downturn this past year with amateurish crowd announcers and a marked downturn from Andy Frost with the new PA announcer(and I was not a huge Frost fan). The only member of the Leafs staff you heard from regularly this year was Babcock. No Dubas, no Hunter, a bit of Lou.

Odd choice imho.

Not supposed to be an on-ice performance or general organizational improvement award(which they should be in thin to win)

The 100 and Stand Witness was such a nice campaign though, I figure that's what they won it for.

 

[ACC1224]

Probably why they raised prices.

 

[Bullseye]

Probably why they raised prices.

They got the award for selling the sheep on the ticket price increases - couldn't be for that god-awful anthem singer

 

[LeafsNation75]

The 100 and Stand Witness was such a nice campaign though, I figure that's what they won it for.

They were absolutely great promotions.

 

[Shanty]

The Dillman Award is voted on annually by PHWA members to honor the hard work of public relations staffs who make the extra effort to help promote and cover the NHL and their teams. It’s named in honor of late Minnesota North Stars PR extraordinaire Dick Dillman.

Dick. Dillman.

Awesome.

 

[Metal God]

Dick. Dillman.

Awesome.

Hell of a handle lol!

 

[Kelly]

Wooo!

We finally did it boys and girls!

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Ugh typical media bias and their lovefest of the Leafs. When will the Canucks get their Dillman award dammit!?

Sidenote, I have never heard of this award and don't know past winners.

 

[crump]

Dicky D award. Great. Good year to win it celebrating 100 years. It would probably be pretty bad if they couldn't do something with 100 years experience.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Sidenote, I have never heard of this award and don't know past winners.

Past winners are listed in the link I provided in the 1st post.