STATS

Year(s)	Club	League	Sport	POS
2002-	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	Hockey	Director of Corp. Sales/Marketing/Media Relations
2000-2002	Missouri River Otters	UHL	Hockey	Director of Media Relations
1999-2000	Madison Kodiaks	UHL	Hockey	Director of Media Relations

AWARDS

2001 - UHL Public Relations Director of the Year

BIO

David Rak is in his fourth season with the Rivermen and eighth in professional hockey, and now serves as the team's director of corporate sales/marketing/media relations.

The 32-year-old native of St. Louis oversees all aspects of Rivermen corporate advertising sales, marketing and media relations.

In his media relations role, he creates all team collateral material relating to player transactions and team marketing announcements, while also serving as content manager for the Rivermen Web site - www.rivermen.net. In addition, he serves as a liaison to local, regional and national media.

Prior to joining the Rivermen, Rak spent three seasons with the Missouri River Otters of the United Hockey League (UHL). Following the 2000-01 season, his first with the River Otters, Rak was named the UHL Public Relations Director of the Year. He began his career in professional hockey in 1999-2000 with the Madison Kodiaks of the UHL.

Rak received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication with an emphasis in journalism from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1995. He resides in Peoria with his wife Michelle, their son Jude, and their four animals Marcy (mini Beagle) Charlie (mini Beagle), Lucy (cat), and Isabella (cat).

 

STATS

Year(s)	Club	League	Sport	POS
2004-	Sacramento River Cats	PCL	Baseball	AGM/Director of Media Relations
2001-2003	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	PCL	Baseball	AGM/Director of Media Relations
2000	Idaho Falls Padres	PIO	Baseball	Media Relations/Sales
1999	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	PCL	Baseball	Media Intern

BIO

Gabe Ross begins his third season with the River Cats and his 8th in professional baseball.  His responsibilities include, but are not limited to, overseeing all club media/public relations, managing team baseball operations, assisting in corporate partnership sales, coordinating River Cats Baseball Camps and assisting with various team community initiatives.

Ross spent four seasons as assistant general manager/director of public relations for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox before arriving in Sacramento.  He interned with the Sky Sox in 1999 before spending one season with the Idaho Falls Padres of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, where he ran the club’s media relations and sales departments.

A 1998 graduate of Tufts University in Boston, Gabe earned degrees in english and media/communications. 

STATS

Year(s)	Club	League	Sport	POS
2003-	Florida Everblades	ECHL	Hockey	Public Relations Mgr/Broadcaster

BIO

Kevin is in his third season as the public relations manager and broadcaster for the Everblades. Prior to joining the Everblades, the native of Medford, NJ spent four years as the voice of the ECHL's Roanoke Express. Kevin's broadcasting background also includes spending six seasons in minor league baseball with the Salem (VA) Avalanche and Wilmington (DE) Blue Rocks. Kevin graduated from Long Island University's C.W. Post Campus with a degree in broadcasting. Kevin is a die-hard New York Islanders fan, and is a huge fan of NASCAR!

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Year(s)	Club	League	Sport	POS
1991-94	Bethune-Cookman Beach Hawgs	NCAA	All	Director of Communications
2006	Daytona Beach Thunder	WIFL	Football	Director of Communications

BIO

Dan Ryan serves as the Director of Communications for the Daytona Beach Thunder, bringing over 20 years of sports communications experience to both the team and the World Indoor Football League, where he also serves in the same capacity.

The 40-year old New Smyrna Beach native is an accomplished freelance writer, with bylines appearing in the Orlando Sentinel, the Washington Post, USA Today and many more. He covered the Orlando Predators and Tampa Bay Storm for 12 years, over 150 games and four ArenaBowls.

football, where he also coordinates the online gameday internet coverage. He was a former assistant sports information director while a B-CC student from 1991-1994.

Ryan comes to the Thunder after serving as a public relations specialist in the Bethune-Cookman College Office of Public Relations.

Dan assisted with media relations for the Daytona Beach Hooters of the United States Basketball League and the Orlando Starz/Mayhem of the Independent Women's Football League, helping 70-year old defensive back Charlotte Chambers garner worldwide attention as the "Gridiron Granny."

Last season, Ryan served as Director of Communications for the Daytona Beach National Indoor Football League franchise. During his tenure, the team's website offered the league's most comprehensive gameday coverage and made innovative use of technology. He also hosted the weekly coaches' show and coordinated the unique "free funeral" promotion at the team's home finale that generated significant media play.