Jason G. Fleming wins the Chewy Rising Star Award for the 2005 Ralphies.
Jason's club, the Fayetteville FireAntz, have been survivors through several years of tumult in the hockey league that is now the SPHL.
The FireAntz have often been the only clear voice providing information on the future of their league and of the team in the ACHL/WHA-2/SEHL/SPHL.
His presence reflects well on the Fire Antz management. President and GM Keven MacNaught knows that, good times or bad, having someone who can get the word out to national and local media may mean the difference between staying open and closing the doors.
Fleming's press releases have been well written, concise, and designed well to bring positive attention to his club.
His work was selected from samples of more than sixty Class-A or Rookie clubs' media relations releases by the editors of MLN, and found to be the best in the category.
Named in honor of multi-Ralphie winner Steve "Chewy" Cherwonak of the Central Hockey League, this award is presented to media relations person at teams in the more developmental levels of sport to showcase early excellence in writing or broadcasting.
The hockey season is just getting rolling, but we expect to see more good things from this rising star, who is the brightest media light in the SPHL right now.
