2008–09_Southern_Professional_Hockey_League_season
2008–09 SPHL season
Sports season
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.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 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) |
| SPHL seasons | |
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The Jacksonville Barracudas franchise was suspended from the season due to lack of a search for a arena. The team would eventually fold.[2]
Final standings
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| 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 |
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- ‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
- Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
More information Team, Total ...
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| April 4, 2009 7:35 pm | Fayetteville | 3 – 1 | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,519 |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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| April 10, 2009 7:35 pm | Knoxville | 3 – 2 (OT) | Fayetteville | Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC Attendance: 2,113 |
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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| April 11, 2009 7:35 pm | Knoxville | 1 – 4 | Fayetteville | Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC Attendance: 2,111 |
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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| April 12, 2009 5:00 pm | Knoxville | 1 – 2 | Fayetteville | Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC Attendance: 1,810 |
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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 | |||||||||
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| April 15, 2009 7:35 pm | Fayetteville | 4 – 5 (OT) | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,128 |
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| April 16, 2009 7:35 pm | Fayetteville | 1 – 3 | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,705 |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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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More information Rookie All-Stars ...
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- "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.