BASKETBALL
The Toronto Raptors named Rob Babcock general manager. Babcock was previously vice president of player personnel with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
FOOTBALL
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The
Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee hired
Stacie Clayton as vice president of external affairs. Clayton most recently worked as director of the southeast Michigan office for Muchmore Harrington Smalley and Associates, a lobbying firm.
GOLF
Golf San Antonio promoted former tournament manager Craig Smith to tournament director for the Valero Texas Open at La Cantera, a PGA Tour event.
HOCKEY
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The
Florida Panthers added
Scott Blanchard, David Helfman, Nickolas Moller, Jared Adams, Dale Scherholz, Colin Beamish, Luis Ramos and
Regan Samaniego as inside sales representatives.
The Washington Capitals named Gary Brosius director of ticket operations and promoted assistant director of guest services Greg Monares to director of guest services and regional sales manager Darren Montgomery to director of group sales. Brosius was formerly the manager of ticket operations for the Washington Redskins.
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MARKETING
The Marketing Arm appointed Shellie Schovanec to an account supervisor’s role in its promotions group. She comes to the Omnicom-owned agency from 7-Eleven, where she was marketing project manager for all service categories.
MEDIA
MSG Networks promoted Debby Schneider to vice president, technical operations. She is responsible for the technical operations for MSG Network and Fox Sports Net New York. Schneider was most recently director, network operations.
Edward Printz was named vice president of network operations for the new Houston Regional Sports Network. From 1991 until the end of 2000, Printz was the division president and general manager of the Fox Sports Net Television Operations Center in Houston.
SPORTING GOODS AND APPAREL
Stride Rite named Shawn Neville president of Keds. Neville was president and CEO of Footstar’s athletic division.
OTHER
Former NHL goaltender Dan Bouchard joined Spectator Advertising Solutions as vice president, corporate sponsorships.
Eric Oberman joined The Home Depot as public relations manager, brand/sponsorships.
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The National Athletic Trainers’ Association named
Chuck Kimmel its newest president. Kimmel is the assistant athletic director and head athletic trainer at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.
Exclusive Resorts named former Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey vice president, sports and entertainment and former USTA director of corporate partnerships Jeff Benton director of business development.
AWARDS AND BOARDS
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Julie Kahn, general manager of Entercom Boston’s
WEEI-AM and
WAAF-FM, was named by Radio Ink as one of the Most Influential Women in Radio.
Kenneth Dagliere has been elected president of the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Dagliere is director of community affairs for U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
Doug Frank, owner of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Rayz and the New Mexico Scorpions, received the first Central Hockey League Leadership Award. Jeff Bowerman, vice president of communications for the Fort Worth Brahmas, was selected as the Central Hockey League’s Public Relations Executive of the Year.
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association inducted eight certified trainers into its Hall of Fame: Al Green and Sue Stanley-Green of Lakeland, Fla.; Bill McDonald of DeKalb County, Ga.; William Prentice of Chapel Hill, N.C.; Charles Redmond of Springfield, Mass.; Kathy Schniedwind of Normal, Ill.; Clint Thompson of Mukilteo, Wash.; and the late Ted Quedenfeld of Philadelphia.
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