2007–08 SPHL season

August 2023 2007–08 SPHL season Southern Professional Hockey League Ice hockey October 25, 2007–April 13, 2008 Regular season Knoxville Ice Bears Kevin Swider (Knoxville)http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/mar/25/swider-named-sphls-mvp-again/ Swider named SPHL's MVP again Gates Nick March 25, 2008 Knoxville News Sentinel 20 March 2010 Kevin Swider (Knoxville) Playoffs Finals President's Cup (SPHL) Knoxville Ice Bears Jacksonville Barracudas SPHL 2006–07 Southern Professional Hockey League season 2006–07 2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season 2008–09 The 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 25, 2007, and ended April 13, 2008, after a 52-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their second SPHL championship. Preseason The Pee Dee Cyclones moved from Florence, South Carolina, to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and changed their name to the Twin City Cyclones. The league also named a new commissioner, Jim Combs, in June 2007.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3495347 SPHL Hires Commissioner, Wraps Up Summer Meetings June 26, 2007 Press release 20 March 2010 Teams 2007-08 Southern Professional Hockey League Team City Arena Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center Fayetteville FireAntz Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland County Crown Coliseum Huntsville Havoc Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center Jacksonville Barracudas Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum Richmond Renegades Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum Twin City Cyclones Winston-Salem, North Carolina LJVM Coliseum Annex Map of teams left 10px SPHL teams 950 450 310 350 375 USA 1400 USA 32.45 -84.99 Black pog.svg 80 top Columbus #ffe USA 35.02 -78.90 Black pog.svg 80 top Fayetteville #ffe USA 34.73 -86.59 Black pog.svg 80 top Huntsville #ffe USA 30.33 -81.65 Black pog.svg 80 top Jackson-ville #ffe USA 35.97 -83.91 Black pog.svg 80 top Knoxville #ffe USA 37.54 -77.43 Black pog.svg 80 top Richmond #ffe USA 36.13 -80.26 Black pog.svg 80 top Twin City #ffe Regular season Final standings Teamhttp://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=215&seasonid=3188 SPHL Standings Pointstreak.com 17 March 2010 GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime Losses GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points Knoxville Ice Bears‡ 52 32 16 4 199 169 68 Jacksonville Barracudas 52 30 17 5 201 167 65 Fayetteville FireAntz 52 25 19 8 186 198 58 Richmond Renegades 52 27 22 3 178 174 57 Twin City Cyclones 52 23 25 4 185 207 50 Columbus Cottonmouths 52 24 22 6 168 186 50 Huntsville Havoc 52 23 27 2 195 211 48 ‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners #CCFFCC darkgray Advanced to playoffs Attendance Team Total Games Average Fayetteville 102,208 26 3,931 Richmond 101,476 26 3,902 Huntsville 99,672 26 3,833 Knoxville 93,633 26 3,601 Columbus 83,590 26 3,215 Twin City 30,698 26 1,180 Jacksonville 29,200 26 1,123 President's Cup playoffs 2 yes 175 3 5 5 5 5 First round Second round 1 Knoxville Ice Bears 4 5 2 2 6 6 Columbus Cottonmouths 2 2 4 4 3 3 Fayetteville FireAntz 4 5 x 4 Richmond Renegades 1 4 x 5 Twin City Cyclones 3 4 x 2 Jacksonville Barracudas 4 7 x 3 Fayetteville FireAntz 2 1 3 2 Jacksonville Barracudas 1 2 6 1 Knoxville Ice Bears 6 4 4 x x 2 Jacksonville Barracudas 2 3 2 x x Finals #eeeeee April 10, 2008 7:30 pm Jacksonville Knoxville 2 – 6 http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=692674 Tim Haun Kirk Irving 0 – 11 – 11 – 21 – 31 – 41 – 52 – 52 – 6 Furdero (Rebernik, Morris) - 04:16Rollins (Wagner, Thomas) - 47:11 02:22 - Rutt (Manny)19:47 - Swider (Harris)34:52 - Rutt (Cherneski, Harris)36:20 - Craigen (Swider, Harris) (PP)45:54 - Pelkey (Manny, Harris) (SH)54:22 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP) Nick Krebsbach James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN 1,971 8 6 21 35 #eeffff April 12, 2008 7:35 pm Knoxville Jacksonville 4 – 3 http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=692675 Kirk Irving Ryan Person 1 – 02 – 02 – 13 – 13 – 24 – 24 – 3 Vitek (Swider) - 02:26 (PP)Wrobel (Harris, Swider) - 27:06 (PP)Vitek (Swider, Craigen) - 31:37 (PP)Pelkey (Rutt) - 46:57 29:53 - Webb (Geerlinks, Shaw)40:17 - Rebernik (Thomas, Wagner)48:57 - Swartzentruber (Webb, Colangelo) Joe Sullivan Jacksonville Ice, Jacksonville, FL 1,656 25 21 20 42 #eeeeee April 13, 2008 7:30 pm Jacksonville Knoxville 2 – 4 http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=692676 Ryan Person Kirk Irving 0 – 10 – 21 – 22 – 22 – 32 – 4 Thomas (Wagner, Geerlinks) - 12:12Webb (MacDonald, Rochefort) - 12:22 01:19 - Pelkey (Rutt)09:51 - Swider (Smith, Craigen)37:32 - Vitek (Lynch, Craigen)53:53 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP) Dan Dreger James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN 2,229 8 10 32 24 Awards SPHL award winners were announced March 24, 2008.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3609955 Hustead And Moore Receive League Recognition March 24, 2008 Press release 20 March 2010 President's Cup: Knoxville Ice Bears Coffey Trophy: Knoxville Ice Bears League MVP: Kevin Swider (Knoxville) Rookie of the Year: Taylor Hustead (Twin City) Defenseman of the Year: Dan Vandermeer (Richmond)http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3610090 Vandermeer Defenseman Of The Year March 24, 2008 Press release 20 March 2010 Goaltender of the Year: Tim Haun (Jacksonville)http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3983386 Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year April 1, 2010 Press release 3 April 2010 Coach of the Year: Rick Alain (Jacksonville) Playoff MVP: Kirk Irving (Knoxville)http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/14/ice-bears-on-hockey-top/ Ice Bears on Hockey Top Gates Nick April 14, 2008 Knoxville News Sentential 20 March 2010 References Category:SPHL seasons Category:2007–08 in American ice hockey by league