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Posted By: chrismaslen June 9, 2021 @ 6:15 am Local News, News
Bruce Ramsay, Head Coach for the Wichita Thunder, is the recipient of the 2020-2021 John Brophy Award for ECHL’s Coach of the Year.
The John Brophy Award is the trophy presented each year to the ECHL coach selected to have contributed the most to his team’s success as selected in a vote of ECHL coaches, broadcasters, and media members. The award is named for John Brophy, who won a record three ECHL titles with Hampton Roads in 1991, ’92, and ’98, and was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2009.
Coach Ramsay led the Thunder to a 41-22-8 record and a 2nd place finish in the Western Conference during the regular season. It was Wichita’s first 40+win season since 2011-12.