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2008–09 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationAugust 24, 2008–April 16, 2009
Regular season
Season championsKnoxville Ice Bears
Season MVPTravis Kauffeldt (Huntsville)[1]
Top scorerKevin Swider (Knoxville)
Playoffs
Finals championsKnoxville Ice Bears
  Finals runners-upFayetteville FireAntz
Playoffs MVPKirk Irving (Knoxville)
SPHL seasons

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 an arena. The team would eventually fold.[2]

Regular season

Final standings

Team[3] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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
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

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Finals

April 3, 2009
7:35 pm		Fayetteville2 – 5KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,417
Game reference
Guy St. VincentGoaliesKirk IrvingReferees:
John-Michael McNulty
Brent Coulombe
0 – 101:55 - Swider (Harris, Vitek) (PP)
0 – 217:43 - Pelkey (Norrie, Harris)
0 – 327:14 - Vitek (Carter, Swider)
0 – 429:00 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP)
Sich (Rapoza) (SH) - 44:361 – 4
Moreland (Snyder, Leveille) (PP) - 53:472 – 4
2 – 517:51 - Vitek (Swider, Martell) (EN)
10 minPenalties4 min
41Shots33
April 4, 2009
7:35 pm		Fayetteville3 – 1KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,519
Game reference
Guy St. VincentGoaliesAndrew GallantReferees:
John-Michael McNulty
Ryan Hersey
Ruberto (Colangelo) - 38:191 – 0
Sich (Snyder, Rapoza) (PP) - 48:232 – 0
Ruberto (Colangelo) - 50:113 – 0
3 – 154:11 - Vitek (Pelkey, Swider) (PP)
16 minPenalties4 min
28Shots42
April 10, 2009
7:35 pm		Knoxville3 – 2 (OT)FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 2,113
Game reference
Kirk IrvingGoaliesGuy St. VincentReferees:
Dan Dreger
Curtis Marouelli
Moore - 16:101 – 0
1 – 127:47 - Ruberto (Colangelo, Snyder)
Furdero (Norrie) - 29:272 – 1
2 – 236:36 - Olauson (Rapoza, Snyder) (PP)
Rebernik (Swider) - 75:533 – 2
12 minPenalties12 min
37Shots38
April 11, 2009
7:35 pm		Knoxville1 – 4FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 2,111
Game reference
Kirk IrvingGoaliesGuy St. VincentReferees:
Tim Mayer
Curtis Marouelli
0 – 132:33 - Sich (Hessler, Geerlinks) (PP)
0 – 233:40 - Olauson (SH)
Swider (Carter) - 38:031 – 2
1 – 353:15 - Norrington (Colangelo, Ruberto)
1 – 459:54 - Sich (EN)
4 minPenalties8 min
40Shots41
April 12, 2009
5:00 pm		Knoxville1 – 2FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 1,810
Game reference
Kirk IrvingGoaliesGuy St. VincentReferees:
Tim Mayer
Dan Dreger
Furdero (Rebernik, Moore) - 7:301 – 0
1 – 124:29 - Snyder (Sich, Moreland) (PP)
1 – 226:40 - Sich (Leveille, Moreland)
18 minPenalties16 min
44Shots38
April 15, 2009
7:35 pm		Fayetteville4 – 5 (OT)KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,128
Game reference
Guy St. VincentGoaliesKirk IrvingReferees:
Curtis Marouelli
Brent Coulombe
Olauson (Needham, Buccella) - 04:351 – 0
Sich (Hessler) - 05:512 – 0
2 – 108:22 - Pelkey (Carter, Keller) (PP)
2 – 229:26 - Pelkey (Rebernik)
Moreland (Leveille) - 34:423 – 2
3 – 342:02 - Rebernik (Furdero, Pelkey) (PP)
Hessler (Leveille, Cryer) - 47:064 – 3
4 – 458:49 - Vitek (Furdero, Carter)
4 – 571:52 - Pelkey (Harris, Pallardy)
16 minPenalties16 min
36Shots64
April 16, 2009
7:35 pm		Fayetteville1 – 3KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,705
Game reference
Guy St. VincentGoaliesKirk IrvingReferees:
Curtis Marouelli
Tim Mayer
0 – 103:21 - Norrie (Pelkey, Pallardy)
McConnachie (Ruberto) - 15:051 – 1
1 – 217:52 - Rebernik (Harris, Furdero)
1 – 331:35 - Rebernik (Furdero, Norrie)
10 minPenalties16 min
40Shots32

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

Rookie All-Stars

United States F Sam Bowles (Columbus)
Canada F Ryan Busby (Richmond)
Canada F Michael Richard (Twin City)
Canada D Kyle Lundale (Columbus)
Canada D Travis Martell (Knoxville)
United States G Ryan Scott (Richmond)

References

  1. ^ "SPHL honors Kauffeldt". The Huntsville Times. March 24, 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. ^ Gates, Nick (June 21, 2009). "Murray liking SPHL expansion". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  3. ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Renegades Named SPHL Award Winners". Press release. March 23, 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. April 1, 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  6. ^ Gates, Nick (April 16, 2009). "Repeat performance on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
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