2008–09 SPHL season | |
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League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | August 24, 2008–April 16, 2009 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Knoxville Ice Bears |
Season MVP | Travis Kauffeldt (Huntsville)[1] |
Top scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | Knoxville Ice Bears |
Finals runners-up | Fayetteville FireAntz |
Playoffs MVP | Kirk Irving (Knoxville) |
The 2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fifth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began August 24, 2008, and ended April 16, 2009, after a 60-game regular season and a four-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears captured their second consecutive championship.
Preseason
The Jacksonville Barracudas franchise was suspended from the season due to lack of a search for a arena. The team would eventually fold.[2]
Regular season
Final standings
Team[3] | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Knoxville Ice Bears‡ | 60 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 216 | 171 | 79 |
Columbus Cottonmouths | 60 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 194 | 196 | 69 |
Fayetteville FireAntz | 60 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 212 | 224 | 65 |
Huntsville Havoc | 60 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 204 | 197 | 65 |
Richmond Renegades | 60 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 215 | 235 | 63 |
Twin City Cyclones | 60 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 208 | 236 | 56 |
- ‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
- Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
Team | Total | Games | Average |
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Huntsville | 106,848 | 30 | 3,561 |
Fayetteville | 102,637 | 30 | 3,421 |
Knoxville | 101,054 | 30 | 3,368 |
Richmond | 99,071 | 30 | 3,302 |
Columbus | 82,415 | 30 | 2,747 |
Twin City | 33,909 | 30 | 1,130 |
President's Cup playoffs
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
4 | Huntsville Havoc | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Finals
April 3, 2009 7:35 pm | Fayetteville | 2 – 5 | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,417 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guy St. Vincent | Goalies | Kirk Irving | Referees: John-Michael McNulty Brent Coulombe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 33 |
April 4, 2009 7:35 pm | Fayetteville | 3 – 1 | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,519 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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Guy St. Vincent | Goalies | Andrew Gallant | Referees: John-Michael McNulty Ryan Hersey | |||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 42 |
April 10, 2009 7:35 pm | Knoxville | 3 – 2 (OT) | Fayetteville | Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC Attendance: 2,113 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Kirk Irving | Goalies | Guy St. Vincent | Referees: Dan Dreger Curtis Marouelli | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 38 |
April 11, 2009 7:35 pm | Knoxville | 1 – 4 | Fayetteville | Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC Attendance: 2,111 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Kirk Irving | Goalies | Guy St. Vincent | Referees: Tim Mayer Curtis Marouelli | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 41 |
April 12, 2009 5:00 pm | Knoxville | 1 – 2 | Fayetteville | Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC Attendance: 1,810 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Kirk Irving | Goalies | Guy St. Vincent | Referees: Tim Mayer Dan Dreger | ||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
44 | Shots | 38 |
April 15, 2009 7:35 pm | Fayetteville | 4 – 5 (OT) | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,128 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guy St. Vincent | Goalies | Kirk Irving | Referees: Curtis Marouelli Brent Coulombe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 64 |
April 16, 2009 7:35 pm | Fayetteville | 1 – 3 | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,705 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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Guy St. Vincent | Goalies | Kirk Irving | Referees: Curtis Marouelli Tim Mayer | |||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 32 |
Awards
SPHL Award winners were announced April 23, 2009.[4]
President's Cup: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
Coffey Trophy: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
League MVP: | Travis Kauffeldt (Huntsville) |
Rookie of the Year: | Michael Richard (Twin City) |
Defenseman of the Year: | Kevin Harris (Knoxville) |
Goaltender of the Year: | Andrew Gallant (Knoxville)[5] |
Coach of the Year: | Scott Hillman (Knoxville) |
Playoff MVP: | Kirk Irving (Knoxville)[6] |
All-Star selections
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Rookie All-Stars |
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F Sam Bowles (Columbus) |
References
- ↑ "SPHL honors Kauffeldt". The Huntsville Times. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ↑ Gates, Nick (June 21, 2009). "Murray liking SPHL expansion". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ↑ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Renegades Named SPHL Award Winners". Press release. March 23, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ↑ Gates, Nick (April 16, 2009). "Repeat performance on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 17, 2010.