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Executive Team



Co-Coordinator: Marc Bochicchio
marc.bochicchio2005@gmail.com | 704.819.6725

Co-Coordinator: Lindsay Hofferberth - Producer

Media Coordinator: (R) CMPD Captain Michelle Hummel
mhummel960@gmail.com

Co-Coordinator / President, Great Balls of Fire: Officer Danny Graham
danny@ncfoplodge9.com

Co-Coordinator: Brittany Cantey - Producer

Co-Coordinator: Zac Harvey - Producer

Co-Coordinator: Doug Bell - Video & Game Day Run of Show

Website Management: David Ruckman

Social Media Managers: Elizabeth Pietsch, Brittany Cantey & Lee Benton

Co-Coordinator / CFD/MEDIC Team Captain: FFII
rgriffin@ci.charlotte.nc.us

Co-Coordinator / CMPD/MCSO Team Captain: David Tropeano
dtropeano@cmpd.org

Heroes Hockey & Great Balls of Fire - New Partnership Coordinator: Detective Anthony Finocchio - CMPD

Heroes Hockey & Great Balls of Fire - New Partnership Coordinator: Lt. Bryan Crum - CMPD

Supervisor of Officials, Heroes Game Consultant: Pat Kelly, Commissioner Emeritus of the ECHL



Public Safety Team Info Support



Lt. Brad Koch - CMPD

Erik Hagesether - MCSO

Capt. Dennis Gist - CFD

Lester Oliva - MEDIC

Grace Nelson - MEDIC



Additional Groups and Coordinators



York County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff Kevin R.Tolsen, Deputy Chris Doty

Cleveland County EMS - Paramedic Calvin Cobb

Patriot Military Family Foundation - LT COL Ricard Cantwell ( USA, Ret)



Game Day Events Team



Co-Coordinator: Lindsay DeFaber

Co-Coordinator: Jeff Longo

Co-Coordinator: Scott Baucom

Co-Coordinator: Michael Sanger

Co-Coordinator: Marty Conte

Co-Coordinator: Jay Ogden - CFD

Co-Coordinator: Chris Cantey



Additional Game Day Support



Charlotte Checkers Game Day and Front Office Team

CFD Captain Stepfan Jones and the Charlotte Fire Department Explorers

Bojangles Coliseum Staff

Charlotte Checkers AHL Off-ice Officials



Fan Entertainment



MC - "Woody" - 106.5 The End

Public Address Announcer - Charlie Nance

Broadcaster - Tim Donelli

Charlotte Fire Department Pipes and Drums

Chubby - Checkers Mascot

Charlotte Checkers Checkmates

Blaze - CFD Mascot

Scout - MCSO Mascot

Homer - Charlotte Knights Mascot



50/50 Raffle Team



Lloyd Hecht

Beth Parnell

Deanna Haynes

Johnson & Wales Sports Marketing Program



Team Captains & Coordinators - 2000s Retired



CFD - Tripp Fincher

CMPD - Todd Blum



Team Captains & Coordinators - 1990s Retired



CMPD - Mark Faulkenberry

CFD - Wendell Jolly