Staff
Mark Frankenfeld
Commissioner
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Mark Frankenfeld is in his fourth full year as commissioner of the North American Hockey League and his 13th overall.
As commissioner, his responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations and all business aspects of the league, including but not limited to expansion, marketing initiatives and player development. During his tenure, the NAHL has stabilized into one of only two non-pay-to-play premier developmental junior leagues in the country.
Frankenfeld, a member of USA Hockey's Junior Council, has laid the foundation for continued success while effectively growing the league to 26 teams and solidifying a number of league-wide agreements.
Frankenfeld is also the driving force behind the creation of the NAHL Future Prospects Tournament and the North American Prospects Hockey League, which is made up of 46 Bantam and Midget teams that compete at the Tier I AAA level.
Prior to assuming his role as commissioner, the Wright State University graduate served as the league's director of hockey operations.
Behind the bench in the NAHL, Frankenfeld was the head coach of the Dayton Gems during the 2003-04 season and spent four seasons as assistant coach and assistant general manager for the Texas Tornado from 1999-03. He was also an assistant coach with the Cleveland Jr. Barons for one season.
Prior to working in the NAHL, Frankenfeld gained valuable experience in the collegiate ranks, spending four years as an assistant coach with the University of Miami-Ohio (CCHA) and one as an assistant with Buffalo State University (SUNYAC).
Frankenfeld has also coached at the high school and Midget AAA levels, as well as at USA Hockey Select Festivals, giving him more than 20 years of coaching experience.
Frankenfeld resides in Frisco, Texas. He and his wife, Kira, have a son, Brody, and two daughters, Charlee and Bella.
Denny Scanlon
Director of Hockey Operations
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Denny Scanlon is in his second season as director of hockey operations for the North American Hockey League.
Scanlon oversees NAHL compliance to all league and USA Hockey rules and regulations, all foreign and domestic transactions, player registration and league discipline. Additionally, Scanlon serves as director of the NAHL Future Prospects Tournament and the North American Prospects Hockey League.
Scanlon has vast experience at all levels of hockey, including the National Hockey League (NHL), where he serves as an amateur scout for the New York Islanders. Prior to joining the Islanders, Scanlon spent five years as a member of the Minnesota Wild's hockey operations department from 1999-2004.
Scanlon, 32, graduated from the University of Miami-Ohio in 1999 and achieved his Law Degree from the William Mitchell law school in St. Paul, Minnesota. Scanlon currently resides in Edina, Minnesota.
Brian McDonough
Director of Communications
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Brian McDonough enters his fifth year as the North American Hockey League's director of communications.
McDonough oversees the day-to-day public and media relations efforts of the NAHL, including maintenance of the league's official Web site. He is also responsible for the preparation and distribution of all media releases.
In addition, McDonough serves as director of communications for the North American Prospects Hockey League.
McDonough's roots run deep in the sports media and publishing industry. The co-founder of the nationally circulated USA Junior Hockey Magazine, he has also worked for the ECHL, Minnesota Junior Hockey League and United States Hockey League in various capacities. McDonough is also the publisher of Arizona and California Rubber Magazines, which are dedicated to ice and inline hockey in their respective states.
McDonough, 36, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Boston College and resides in Minneapolis.
Alex Kyrias
Director of Sales and Marketing
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Alex Kyrias is in his first full season as director of sales and marketing for the North American Hockey League.
No stranger to the NAHL, Kyrias served as the director of communications and radio/Internet play-by-play voice for the Texas Tornado from 2002-07.
In 2007-08, Kyrias worked for the Augusta Lynx of the ECHL as its director of public and media relations and play-by-play voice before joining the Iowa Chops the next season as the American Hockey League (AHL) team's vice president of communications and play-by-play broadcaster. Last year, Kyrias served as the vice president of sales and marketing of the International Hockey League's (IHL) Quad City Mallards.
Kyrias holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports Communications from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. He and his wife, Dory, reside in Frisco, Texas.
Lynn Cramp
Director of Finance and Administration
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Lynn Cramp is in her fourth year with the North American Hockey League and her second as director of finance and administration.
In her role, Cramp oversees all financial aspects of the NAHL, as well as assisting with the coordination of all NAHL and NAPHL events.
Prior to joining the NAHL, the Ontario, Canada, native spent seven years with the Dallas Junior Hockey Association, where her roles included Bantam commissioner, Midget commissioner, secretary, Regional Silver Stick tournament director and vice president. She also served two years with the North Texas Hockey League as Midget Major commissioner.
Cramp graduated with a Pharmacy Technicians degree from Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario. She currently resides in McKinney, Texas, with her husband, Wayne, and three sons, Steven, Michael and Andrew.
Fraser Ritchie
Director of Operations
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Fraser Ritchie is in his second year with the North American Hockey League with his role of member services - operations and communications.
Ritchie manages league logistics, operations and daily support for member organizations and league operations and communications. He also oversees the tracking and accuracy of all statistics and standings for the NAHL and the NAPHL as the Pointstreak administrator. Additionally, Ritchie serves as assistant director to the NAPHL.
Ritchie, 64, recently completed his third term as president of the North Texas Hockey League. Away from the rink, the former minor league hockey player spent 38 years with Nortel Networks, specializing in engineering sales support, project management of large multi-million dollar programs and customer service.
Robert F. Riley
Legal Counsel
Mark Motz
Chairman of the Board
