2008–09 SPHL season
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 an 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
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 |
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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 |
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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 16 March 2010.
- ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "Renegades Named SPHL Award Winners". Press release. March 23, 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. April 1, 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Gates, Nick (April 16, 2009). "Repeat performance on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 17 March 2010.