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Shawn Tilger
Senior Vice President of Business
Operations FOR THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Shawn Tilger enters his tenth season with the Flyers and sixth as Senior
Vice President of Business Operations. Tilger is responsible for the day-today
management of all facets of the organization’s business operations.
He oversees marketing, broadcasting, communications, finance, budgeting,
community relations, fan development, ticket sales, game presentation,
customer service, new media, publicity and merchandising functions. His
responsibilities also include generating new revenue streams and leveraging
partnerships for the Flyers and their parent company, Comcast-Spectacor.
During his tenure with the Flyers, Tilger has been instrumental in creating
an incomparable relationship between the city of Philadelphia and the team,
which was recognized industry-wide in 2005 when The Sporting News named
the city of Philadelphia the No. 1 hockey town in the United States.
The Flyers have enjoyed tremendous growth on the business side of the
organization and have been consistently ranked among the NHL’s leaders in
sales, marketing, public relations and community efforts. The team has set numerous franchise attendance records
several times over, including a new regular-season attendance record (837,754) in 2011-12 and a new single-season
attendance record 1,020,699 – regular season plus playoffs in 2009-10.
In 2006, the Flyers received the University of Massachusetts’ prestigious PRISM AWARD, recognizing the Flyers’
excellence in sport franchise management and their continued dedication to growing the sport of hockey in the
Greater Philadelphia Region.
Tilger was a 2010 recipient of the Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal Forty under 40 Award, given each year
to 40 of the top sports executives under the age of 40. The publication also previously recognized him as one of its
“Five People to Know in Ticketing.”
Entering his fifteenth year with Comcast-Spectacor, Tilger has more than seventeen years of marketing experience.
He previously served as Vice President of Marketing and Director of Marketing for Comcast-Spectacor, overseeing
marketing, public relations and sales of family events and concerts at the Wells Fargo Center and the Spectrum.
Prior to joining Comcast-Spectacor, Tilger was the regional marketing manager for the Harlem Globetrotters, where
he promoted the team’s appearances in 38 different markets throughout the United States.
Currently, Tilger serves on the Board of Directors for Comcast-Spectacor Charities, the Claddaugh Fund and the St.
Joseph’s University Advisory Board.
A native of Beverly, New Jersey, Tilger received an M.A. in Sports Management from Springfield College and a
B.A. in Government and Law from Lafayette College. Tilger, his wife, Erika, daughter, Ava, and son, Gavyn, reside
in Moorestown, New Jersey.
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