2005–06 SPHL season

The 2005–06 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the second season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 21, 2005, and ended April 12, 2006, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their first SPHL championship.

2005–06 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 21, 2005–April 12, 2006
Regular season
Season championsKnoxville Ice Bears
Season MVPMatt Carmichael (Huntsville)[1]
Top scorerKevin Swider (Knoxville)
Playoffs
Finals championsKnoxville Ice Bears
  Finals runners-upFlorida Seals

Preseason

The Asheville Aces,[2] Macon Trax,[3] and Winston-Salem Polar Twins[4] all folded following the 2004–05 season. Replacing them were the Florida Seals[5] and Pee Dee Cyclones.[6]

A new playoff structure was announced, with the top seed and sixth seed playing each other in a best-of-5-game series, with the winner advancing to the championship. The second and fifth, and third and fourth seeds each play a best-of-3-game series, with the winners meeting in another 3-game series to determine the second finalist.[7]

Regular season

Final standings
Team[8] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Knoxville Ice Bears‡563614626219278
Columbus Cottonmouths563416624718274
Florida Seals563217721117471
Fayetteville FireAntz563119622417568
Huntsville Havoc563221320318667
Pee Dee Cyclones561633720130739
Jacksonville Barracudas561539218331532
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance
Team Total Games Average
Fayetteville103,179283,684
Knoxville96,428283,443
Columbus90,518283,232
Huntsville87,871283,183
Florida57,538282,054
Jacksonville57,028282,036
Pee Dee40,626281,450

President's Cup playoffs

(1) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (6) Pee Dee Cyclones

The Knoxville Ice Bears and the Macon trax play at best of 5 round that will take the place of the first two playoff rounds. The other four teams will play a best of 3 game Quarter Final and Simi Final round.

Game-by-Game Score Knoxville goals Pee Dee goals Winning goalie
1March 24at Pee Dee 5, Knoxville 4OT 3:50Jason Bermingham 2, K.J. Voorhees, Robbie RangusJustin Siebold, Brett Roat 2, Geoff Rollins, Edan WelchKelly Shields
2March 25at Pee Dee 1, Knoxville 7Kevin Swider 2, Robbie Rangus, Jason Bermingham, Curtis Menzul, Rob Miller, K.J. VoorheesSteve BirchJames Ronayne
3March 31at Knoxville 3, Pee Dee 1K.C. Caudill, Jason Bermingham, Kevin SwiderJoel PetkoffJames Ronayne
4March 31at Knoxville 6, Pee Dee 3Jason Bermingham 5, Nathan DalyGeoff Rollins, Justin Siebold 2James Ronayne
Knoxville win series 3–1Bermingham 9, Swider 3, Voorhees 2, Rangus 2Siebold 3, Roat 2, Rollins 2

Quarterfinals
Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics

(2) Columbus Cottonmouths vs. (5) Huntsville Havoc
Game-by-Game Score Columbus goals Huntsville goals Winning goalie
1March 23at Columbus 1, Huntsville 4Tim GreenDon Patrick, Mark Cole, Doug Merrell, Jesse BaraniukMatt Carmichael
2March 25at Huntsville 3, Columbus 42OT 7:32Lorne Misita, Tom McMonagle, Mat Ponto,Ryan HaggartyJeff Dams, Chris Peach, Don PatrickChad Rycroft
3March 28at Columbus 2, Huntsville 3Craig Stahl, Tom McMonagleRyan Brown, James Patterson, Mike O'SullivanMatt Carmichael
Huntsville win series 2–1McMonagle 2Patrick 2

(3) Florida Seals vs. (4) Fayetteville FireAntz
Game-by-Game Score Florida goals Fayetteville goals Winning goalie
1March 24at Florida 2, Fayetteville 1John Gurskis, Robert SichKory BakerTerry Denike
2March 25at Fayetteville 8, Florida 1Justin KellerRob Meanchoff, George Nistas 4, Nick Kormanyos, Dean Jackson, Scott CorbettChad Collins
3March 28at Florida 1, Fayetteville 0Robert SichTerry Denike
Florida win series 2–1Sich 2

Semifinals
Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics

(3) Florida Seals vs. (5) Huntsville Havoc
Game-by-Game Score Florida goals Huntsville goals Winning goalie
1March 31at Florida 4, Huntsville 2Steve Zoryk, Robert Sich 2, Nick CammarataChris Peach, Jeff DamsTerry Denike
2April 2at Huntsville 3, Florida 5Craig Miller, Nick Cammarata, Justin Keller, John Gurskis 2Luke Phillips, Jeff Dams, Jason DeGueheryTerry Denike
Florida win series 2–0Sich 2, Cammarata 2, Gurskis 2Dams 2

Finals
April 7, 2006
7:35 pm		Florida3–6KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,312
Game reference
Terry DenikeGoaliesJames Ronayne
0 – 104:39 – Searle (Swider) (PP)
0 – 214:27 – Forsberg (Kovalcik, Craigen)
0 – 321:04 – Swider (Bermingham) (PP)
0 – 432:16 – Miller (Craigen)
Miller (Zoryk) (PP) – 41:341 – 4
1 – 544:45 – Daly (Menzul, Bermingham) (PP)
Peppler (Mnatsakanov, Zoryk) – 48:352 – 5
2 – 651:11 – Bermingham, (Menzul, Swider) (PP)
Deeves (Zoryk, Snyder) (PP) – 57:453 – 6
48 minPenalties24 min
33Shots39
April 8, 2006
7:35 pm		Florida1–2KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,688
Game reference
Terry DenikeGoaliesJames Ronayne
Cammarata (Dawes) – 06:031 – 0
1 – 107:25 – Craigen (Forsberg, Carriere)
1 – 214:04 – Daly (Bermingham, Lewis)
16 minPenalties20 min
41Shots35
April 11, 2006
7:35 pm		Knoxville1–3FloridaSilver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, FL
Attendance: 2,766
Game reference
James RonayneGoaliesTerry Denike
0 – 101:23 – Deeves (Hammer, Zoryk)
Forsberg (Kovalcik, Carriere) – 14:561 – 1
1 – 247:31 – Keller (Snyder, Sich) (PP)
1 – 359:59 – Miller (Hammer) (EN)
30 minPenalties14 min
35Shots33
April 12, 2006
7:35 pm		Knoxville3–2FloridaSilver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, FL
Attendance: 2,028
Game reference
James RonayneGoaliesTerry DenikeReferee:
Mike Hughes
Rangus (Swider) – 03:071 – 0
Menzul (Daly) – 14:482 – 0
Swider (Rangus, Menzul) – 19:383 – 0
3 – 130:24 – Keller (Deeves) (SH)
3 – 242:23 – Zoryk (Deeves)
10 minPenalties8 min
26Shots26

Awards

The All-SPHL teams were announced March 21, 2006, followed by the MVP on March 22, Defenseman of the Year on March 23, Coach of the Year on March 24, Rookie of the Year on March 27, and Goalie of the Year on Match 28.[9]

President's Cup:Knoxville Ice Bears
Commissioner's Cup:Knoxville Ice Bears
League MVP:Matt Carmichael (Huntsville)[1]
Rookie of the Year:Rob Sich (Florida)[10]
Defenseman of the Year:Mike Clarke (Fayetteville)[11]
Goalie of the Year:Terry Denike (Florida)[12]
Coach of the Year:Jerome Bechard (Columbus)[13]

All-Star selections

References
  1. "Carmichael named SPHL MVP". Press release. March 22, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  2. "Asheville out of SPHL next season". Knoxville News-Sentinel. June 17, 2005. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  3. "Trax Suspend Operation". Press release. April 13, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  4. "SPHL's Polar Twins on ice". The Huntsville Times. June 3, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  5. "Central Florida's other Professional Hockey Team Preparing for Season". Press release. February 23, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  6. "Florence, SC Becomes First SPHL Expansion City". Press release. May 11, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  7. "SPHL 2005 annual meeting concludes". Press release. June 3, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  8. "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  9. "All-SPHL Teams Announced". Press release. March 21, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  10. "Sich named SPHL Rookie of the Year". Press release. March 27, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  11. "Clarke named SPHL Defenseman of the Year". Press release. March 23, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  12. "SPHL Goalie of the Year". Press release. March 28, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  13. "Bechard named Coach of the Year". Press release. March 24, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
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