2009–10 SPHL season

August 2023 2009–10 SPHL season Southern Professional Hockey League Ice hockey October 22, 2009–April 17, 2010 Regular season Mississippi Surge Rob Sich (Fayetteville)http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3983995 Fayetteville's Rob Sich Voted SPHL Most Valuable Player April 2, 2010 Press release 3 April 2010 Kevin Swider (Knoxville) Playoffs Finals President's Cup (SPHL) Huntsville Havoc Mississippi Surge SPHL 2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season 2008–09 2010–11 Southern Professional Hockey League season 2010–11 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 The Richmond Renegadeshttp://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3815536 Renegades Officially Done April 30, 2009 Press release 21 April 2010 and Twin City Cycloneshttp://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3794436 Cyclones To Cease Operations March 24, 2009 Press release 21 April 2010 franchises folded during the off-season. The Louisiana IceGators,http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3825214 Hockey Returns to Lafayette May 17, 2009 Press release 21 April 2010 Mississippi Surge,http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3843915 Coast Hockey Announces New Team Name June 17, 2009 Press release 21 April 2010 and Pensacola Ice Flyershttp://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3883260 Pensacola Ice Flyers Will Play This Year July 15, 2009 Press release 21 April 2010 joined the league, after each of those markets had recently lost an ECHL team. Teams 2009-10 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 Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum Louisiana IceGators Lafayette, Louisiana Blackham Coliseum Mississippi Surge Biloxi, Mississippi Mississippi Coast Coliseum Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Civic Center Map of teams left 10px SPHL teams 950 450 310 250 450 USA 1500 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 35.97 -83.91 Black pog.svg 80 top Knoxville #ffe USA 30.21 -92.03 Black pog.svg 80 top Louisiana #ffe USA 30.39 -88.98 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Mississippi #ffe USA 30.42 -87.21 Black pog.svg 80 top Pensacola #ffe Regular season Final standings Teamhttp://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=215&seasonid=4532 SPHL Standings Pointstreak.com 26 March 2010 GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime Losses GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 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 #CCFFCC darkgray Advanced to playoffs Attendance Team Total Games Average 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 2 yes 175 3 5 5 5 5 First round Second round 1 Mississippi Surge 5 4 4 6 x 6 Columbus Cottonmouths 2 5* 2 2 x 3 Fayetteville FireAntz 7 5 3 4 Knoxville Ice Bears 1 6** 4* 5 Pensacola Ice Flyers 3 1 4 2 Huntsville Havoc 1 5 5* 4 Knoxville Ice Bears 1 1 x 2 Huntsville Havoc 5 3 x 1 Mississippi Surge 2 2 2 2 Huntsville Havoc 3 3 3 * indicates overtime game. Finals All times are local (CDT) #eeeeee April 14, 2010 7:30 pm Huntsville Mississippi 3–2 http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1256767 Dan McWhinney Bill Zaniboni 0 – 11 – 11 – 22 – 23 – 2 Jeff Winchester (MacDonald) – pp – 24:59Chris Myers (McCreary, Radovich) – 31:21Travis Kauffeldt (McCreary, Schembri) – pp – 36:00 00:10 – Jeff Grant (Greene)31:02 – Matt Larke (Greene, Wolgemuth) Brent Coulombe Curtis Marouelli Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS 1,988 14 10 22 26 #eeffff April 15, 2010 7:30 pm Huntsville Mississippi 3–2 http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1256768 Dan McWhinney Bill Zaniboni 0 – 10 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 2 Brett Liscomb (Hartinger) – pp – 29:24Mike MacDonald – 49:04Justin Rohr (Liscomb, Petiot) – 50:00 13:29 – Matt Zultek (Greene, Larke)19:46 – pp – Matthew Larke (Greene) Curtis Marouelli Geoffrey Miller Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS 2,025 28 40 26 26 #eeeeee April 17, 2010 7:30 pm Mississippi Huntsville 2–3 http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1256769 Bill Zaniboni Dan McWhinney 0 – 10 – 20 – 31 – 32 – 3 Nick Klaren (Cacaro, Grant) – 55:43Tim Velemirovich (Richard) – 56:18 07:56 – pp – Vladimir Hartinger (McCreary, Carter)34:19 – Andrew Schembri (Rohr, Kauffeldt)51:37 – Mike MacDonald Geoffrey Miller Brent Coulombe Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL 4,541 18 10 23 42 Awards 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.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3978702 Postseason Awards Schedule Announced March 22, 2010 Press release 27 March 2010 President's Cup: Huntsville Havoc Coffey Trophy: Mississippi Surge League MVP: Rob Sich (Fayetteville) Rookie of the Year: Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville)http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3981908 Fayetteville's Jesse Biduke Named Rookie of the Year March 29, 2010 Press release 29 March 2010 Defenseman of the Year: Steve Weidlich (Mississippi)http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3982731 Mississippi's Steve Weidlich Named Defenseman of the Year March 31, 2010 Press release 3 April 2010 Goaltender of the Year: Bill Zaniboni (Mississippi)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: Steffon Walby (Mississippi)http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3982405 Surge Head Coach Walby Wins Coach Of The Year Award March 30, 2010 Press release 3 April 2010 All-SPHL selections 1st Team All-SPHLhttp://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3980507 All-SPHL First Team Announced March 26, 2010 Press release 27 March 2010CAN F Chris Leveille (Fayetteville) CAN F Rob Sich (Fayetteville) USA F Kevin Swider (Knoxville) CAN D Mark Van Vliet (Knoxville) CAN D Steve Weidlich (Mississippi) USA G Bill Zaniboni (Mississippi) 2nd Team All-SPHLhttp://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3980572 All-SPHL Second Team Announced March 26, 2010 Press release 27 March 2010CAN F Lorne Misita (Pensacola) CAN F Michael Richard (Mississippi) CAN F Matt Zultek (Mississippi) CAN D Kevin Harris (Knoxville) CAN D Jeff White (Huntsville) CAN G Ian Vigier (Columbus) All-Rookie Teamhttp://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3980015 SPHL All-Rookie Team Announced March 25, 2010 Press release 27 March 2010CAN F Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville) CAN F Jesse Cole (Columbus) CAN F Levi Lind (Columbus) CAN D Mark Hinz (Pensacola) CAN D Dean Petiot (Huntsville) CAN G Mark Sibbald (Huntsville) References Category:SPHL seasons Southern Professional