2006–07 SPHL season

The 2006–07 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the third season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 27, 2006, and ended April 18, 2007, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Fayetteville FireAntz won their first SPHL championship.

2006–07 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 27, 2006–April 18, 2007
Regular season
Season championsColumbus Cottonmouths
Season MVPRob Sich (Fayetteville)[1]
Top scorerKevin Swider (Knoxville)
Playoffs
Finals championsFayetteville FireAntz
  Finals runners-upJacksonville Barracudas
Playoffs MVPChad Collins (Fayetteville)[2]

Preseason

The Richmond Renegades joined the league as an expansion franchise, succeeding the United Hockey League's Richmond RiverDogs.[3]

Regular season

Final standings
Team[4] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Columbus Cottonmouths‡563618221718174
Knoxville Ice Bears563319421918570
Fayetteville FireAntz563218624620570
Huntsville Havoc562923422121062
Richmond Renegades562725418721958
Jacksonville Barracudas562524719823857
Pee Dee Cyclones561632822528040
Florida Seals*261114111010523
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

The Florida Seals folded mid-season after not meeting contractual obligations to their arena. A one-round dispersal draft was held January 5, with each team choosing one player from the Seals' roster. The picks were as follows: Pee Dee - Justin Keller, Jacksonville - Lawne Snyder, Fayetteville - Rob Sich, Richmond - Matt Balser, Columbus - Chad Haacke, Knoxville - Craig Geerlinks, Huntsville - Craig Miller.[5]

Attendance
Team Total Games Average
Huntsville109,615283,914
Richmond95,756283,419
Fayetteville93,301283,332
Columbus92,534283,304
Knoxville90,640283,237
Jacksonville70,773262,722
Florida34,470172,027
Pee Dee36,928261,420

President's Cup playoffs

(1) Columbus Cottonmouths vs. (6) Jacksonville Barracudas

The Columbus Cottonmouths and the Jacksonville Barracudas 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 Semi-final round.

Game-by-Game Score Columbus goals Jacksonville goals Winning goalie
1March 29at Columbus 1, Jacksonville 22OT 5:06Mark PrenticeSteve Zoryk, Greg LeColstRyan Person
2March 30at Columbus 3, Jacksonville 4OT 1:15Ryan Haggarty, Mark Prentice, Daryl MoorSteve Zoryk 2, Tyrone Garner 2Ryan Person
3April 1at Jacksonville 2, Columbus 4Galloway Carroll 3, Ryan RutzTyrone Garner, Jim MurphyChad Rycroft
4April 3at Jacksonville 4, Columbus 3Craig Stahl 2, Jason PriceSteve Zoryk, Jim Murphy, Tyrone Garner 2Ryan Person
Jacksonville win series 3-1Prentice 2Zoryk 4, Garner 4, Murphy 2

Quarter-finals
Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics

(2) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (5) Richmond Renegades
Game-by-Game Score Knoxville goals Richmond goals Winning goalie
1March 30at Knoxville 3, Richmond 42OT 4:17Rob Flynn, Tim Vitek, Matt KohanskyDean Jackson, Tyler Schremp, Danny White, Donald MelnykDoug Groenestege
2March 31at Richmond 2, Knoxville 8Mike Tuomi 3, Matt Kohansky, Robbie Rangus, Curtis Menzul, Nick Fouts, Mike CraigenJJ Wrobel, Joe PaceTerry Dunbar
3April 3at Knoxville 6, Richmond 2Curtis Menzul, Robbie Rangus 2, David Segal, Doug Searle, Mike TuomiTyler Schremp, Brian GoudieTerry Dunbar
Knoxville win series 2-1Tuomi 4, Rangus 3,Kohansky 2Schremp 2

(3) Fayetteville FireAntz vs. (4) Huntsville Havoc
Game-by-Game Score Fayetteville goals Huntsville goals Winning goalie
1March 30at Fayetteville 3, Huntsville 2Jarrett Robertson, Robert Sich 2Bill Monkman, Tristan SeniorChad Collins
2March 31at Huntsville 4, Fayetteville 5OT 5:41Tim Velemirovich 2, Mike Clarke 2, Jarrett RobertsonBill Monkman, Dan Buccella 2, Craig BusheyChad Collins
Fayetteville win series 2-0Robertson 2, Sich 2, Velemirovich 2, Clarke 2Monkman 2, Buccella 2

Semi-finals
Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics

(2) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (3) Fayetteville FireAntz
Game-by-Game Score Knoxville goals Fayetteville goals Winning goalie
1April 6at Knoxville 1, Fayetteville 4Mike TuomiTim Velemirovich, Josh Welter, BJ Stephens, Jarrett RobertsonChad Collins
2April 7at Fayetteville 5, Knoxville 2Kevin Swider, Matt KohanskyTim Velemirovich, Marc Norrington, Josh Tataryn, Robert Sich, Bryan DobekChad Collins
Fayetteville win series 2-0Velemirovich 2

Finals
April 13, 2007
7:35 pm		Jacksonville1 – 3FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 3,209
Game reference
Ryan PersonGoaliesChad CollinsReferee:
Zac Wiebe
0 – 112:47 - Stephens (Tataryn, Saittakari)
0 – 234:12 - Stephens (Dobek, Tataryn) (PP)
0 – 343:36 - Welter (Velemirovich, Sich)
Zoryk (Thomas, LeColst) (PP) - 51:071 – 3
22 minPenalties16 min
27Shots36
April 15, 2007
4:00 pm		Jacksonville5 – 6FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 3,209
Game reference
Ryan PersonGoaliesChad CollinsReferee:
Adam Fish
0 – 100:40 - Dobek (Welter, Sich)
0 – 202:33 - Clarke (Sich, Welter) (PP)
0 – 304:06 - Welter (Sich, Velemirovich) (PP)
Hickman (Doherty, Zoryk) - 24:331 – 3
Zoryk (Rochefort, Thomas) - 38:382 – 3
2 – 441:13 - Stephens (Clarke, Row) (PP)
Webb (Doherty, Zoryk) - 41:403 – 4
3 – 541:52 - Welter (Sich, Velemirovich)
Garner (Thomas, Murphy) - 42:124 – 5
Thomas (LeColst, Zoryk) - 48:055 – 5
5 – 653:44 - Row (Welter, Sich)
16 minPenalties16 min
31Shots38
April 16, 2007
7:35 pm		Fayetteville2 – 3JacksonvilleJacksonville Ice, Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 712
Game reference
Chad CollinsGoaliesRyan PersonReferee:
Zac Wiebe
0 – 101:51 - Doherty (Webb, Hickman)
0 – 209:14 - LeColst (Zoryk, Thomas)
Sich (Clarke, Welter) (PP) - 30:361 – 2
1 – 337:06 - LeColst (Webb, Wagner) (PP)
Velemirovich (Welter, Clarke) (PP) - 50:492 – 3
12 minPenalties14 min
40Shots30
April 18, 2007
8:00 pm		Fayetteville5 – 3JacksonvilleJacksonville Ice, Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 806
Game reference
Chad CollinsGoaliesRyan PersonReferee:
Scott Bokal
Stephens (Dobek, Clarke) (PP) - 01:421 – 0
Sich (Welter, Velemirovich) (PP) - 06:182 – 0
Norrington (Welter) - 27:013 – 0
3 – 134:13 - Webb (Hickman)
Sich (Row) (PP) - 37:074 – 1
4 – 246:30 - Garner (Cassells, Murphy) (PP)
4 – 354:10 - Webb (Doherty, Garner)
Tataryn (Stephens) (EN) - 59:115 – 3
20 minPenalties32 min
37Shots38

Awards

SPHL award winners were announced March 28, 2007.[1]

President's Cup:Fayetteville FireAntz
Commissioner's Cup:Columbus Cottonmouths
League MVP:Rob Sich (Fayetteville)
Rookie of the Year:Tim Velemirovich (Fayetteville)
Defenseman of the Year:Brian Goudie (Richmond)
Goalie of the Year:Chad Rycroft (Columbus)
Coach of the Year:John Marks (Fayetteville)
Franchise of the Year:Huntsville Havoc
Playoff MVP:Chad Collins (Fayetteville)[2]

All-Star selections
Rookie All-Stars

Canada F Daryl Moore (Pee Dee)
Canada F Mike Tuomi (Knoxville)
Canada F Tim Velemirovich (Fayetteville)
Canada D Dylan Row (Fayetteville)
United States D Phillip Youngclaus (Richmond)
Canada G Doug Groenestege (Richmond)

References
  1. "SPHL's Third Regular Season Ends". Press release. March 28, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  2. "FireAntz Win SPHL President's Cup". Press release. April 19, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. "Renegades return to Richmond in SPHL". Press release. April 25, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  4. "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  5. "Florida Seals cease operations". Press release. January 5, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
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