2009–10 SPHL season
2009–10 SPHL season | |
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League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 22, 2009–April 17, 2010 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Mississippi Surge |
Season MVP | Rob Sich (Fayetteville)[1] |
Top scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | Huntsville Havoc |
Finals runners-up | Mississippi Surge |
The 2009–10 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 22, 2009, and ended April 17, 2010, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Huntsville Havoc captured their first SPHL championship.
Preseason
[edit]The Richmond Renegades[2] and Twin City Cyclones[3] franchises folded during the off-season. The Louisiana IceGators,[4] Mississippi Surge,[5] and Pensacola Ice Flyers[6] joined the league, after each of those markets had recently lost an ECHL team.
Teams
[edit]Map of teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Team[7] | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Mississippi Surge‡ | 56 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 210 | 165 | 76 |
Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 199 | 178 | 71 |
Fayetteville FireAntz | 56 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 231 | 213 | 65 |
Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 228 | 199 | 63 |
Pensacola Ice Flyers | 56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 176 | 205 | 58 |
Columbus Cottonmouths | 56 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 171 | 207 | 51 |
Louisiana IceGators | 56 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 175 | 223 | 48 |
- ‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
- Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
[edit]Team | Total | Games | Average |
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Fayetteville | 102,243 | 28 | 3,651 |
Huntsville | 98,365 | 28 | 3,513 |
Pensacola | 96,804 | 28 | 3,457 |
Knoxville | 91,304 | 28 | 3,260 |
Columbus | 78,331 | 28 | 2,797 |
Mississippi | 74,223 | 28 | 2,650 |
Louisiana | 54,779 | 28 | 1,956 |
President's Cup playoffs
[edit]First round | Second round | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi Surge | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | x | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 2 | 5* | 2 | 2 | x | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi Surge | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Huntsville Havoc | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 1 | 6** | 4* | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 1 | 1 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Huntsville Havoc | 5 | 3 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pensacola Ice Flyers | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Huntsville Havoc | 1 | 5 | 5* | |||||||||||||||||||
* indicates overtime game.
Finals
[edit]All times are local (CDT)
April 14, 2010 7:30 pm | Huntsville | 3–2 | Mississippi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS Attendance: 1,988 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Dan McWhinney | Goalies | Bill Zaniboni | Referees: Brent Coulombe Curtis Marouelli | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 26 |
April 15, 2010 7:30 pm | Huntsville | 3–2 | Mississippi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS Attendance: 2,025 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Dan McWhinney | Goalies | Bill Zaniboni | Referees: Curtis Marouelli Geoffrey Miller | ||||||||||||||
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28 min | Penalties | 40 min | |||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 26 |
April 17, 2010 7:30 pm | Mississippi | 2–3 | Huntsville | Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL Attendance: 4,541 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Bill Zaniboni | Goalies | Dan McWhinney | Referees: Geoffrey Miller Brent Coulombe | ||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 42 |
Awards
[edit]The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 25, 2010, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 26, Rookie of the Year on March 29, Coach of the Year on March 30, Defenseman of the Year on March 31, Goaltender of the Year on April 1, and MVP on April 2.[8]
President's Cup: | Huntsville Havoc |
Coffey Trophy: | Mississippi Surge |
League MVP: | Rob Sich (Fayetteville)[1] |
Rookie of the Year: | Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville)[9] |
Defenseman of the Year: | Steve Weidlich (Mississippi)[10] |
Goaltender of the Year: | Bill Zaniboni (Mississippi)[11] |
Coach of the Year: | Steffon Walby (Mississippi)[12] |
All-SPHL selections
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All-Rookie Team[15] |
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F Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fayetteville's Rob Sich Voted SPHL Most Valuable Player". Press release. April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ "Renegades Officially Done". Press release. April 30, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "Cyclones To Cease Operations". Press release. March 24, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "Hockey Returns to Lafayette". Press release. May 17, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "Coast Hockey Announces New Team Name". Press release. June 17, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "Pensacola Ice Flyers Will Play This Year". Press release. July 15, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ "Postseason Awards Schedule Announced". Press release. March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ "Fayetteville's Jesse Biduke Named Rookie of the Year". Press release. March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi's Steve Weidlich Named Defenseman of the Year". Press release. March 31, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ "Surge Head Coach Walby Wins Coach Of The Year Award". Press release. March 30, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ "All-SPHL First Team Announced". Press release. March 26, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ "All-SPHL Second Team Announced". Press release. March 26, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ "SPHL All-Rookie Team Announced". Press release. March 25, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.