2008–09 SPHL season

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.

2008–09 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationAugust 24, 2008–April 16, 2009
Regular season
Season championsKnoxville Ice Bears
Season MVPTravis Kauffeldt (Huntsville)[1]
Top scorerKevin Swider (Knoxville)
Playoffs
Finals championsKnoxville Ice Bears
  Finals runners-upFayetteville FireAntz
Playoffs MVPKirk Irving (Knoxville)

Preseason

The Jacksonville Barracudas franchise was suspended from the season due to lack of a search for a arena. The team would eventually fold.[2]

Regular season

Final standings
Team[3] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Knoxville Ice Bears‡603516921617179
Columbus Cottonmouths603122719419669
Fayetteville FireAntz603025521222465
Huntsville Havoc602924720419765
Richmond Renegades603027321523563
Twin City Cyclones602529620823656
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance
Team Total Games Average
Huntsville106,848303,561
Fayetteville102,637303,421
Knoxville101,054303,368
Richmond99,071303,302
Columbus82,415302,747
Twin City33,909301,130

President's Cup playoffs
Semifinals Finals
                
1 Knoxville Ice Bears 6 4 2 3 3
4 Huntsville Havoc 4 2 4 4 2
1 Knoxville Ice Bears 5 1 3 1 1 5 3
3 Fayetteville FireAntz 2 3 2 4 2 4 1
3 Fayetteville FireAntz 3 7 4 3 2
2 Columbus Cottonmouths 9 3 3 5 0

Finals
April 3, 2009
7:35 pm		Fayetteville2 – 5KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,417
Game reference
Guy St. VincentGoaliesKirk IrvingReferees:
John-Michael McNulty
Brent Coulombe
0 – 101:55 - Swider (Harris, Vitek) (PP)
0 – 217:43 - Pelkey (Norrie, Harris)
0 – 327:14 - Vitek (Carter, Swider)
0 – 429:00 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP)
Sich (Rapoza) (SH) - 44:361 – 4
Moreland (Snyder, Leveille) (PP) - 53:472 – 4
2 – 517:51 - Vitek (Swider, Martell) (EN)
10 minPenalties4 min
41Shots33
April 4, 2009
7:35 pm		Fayetteville3 – 1KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,519
Game reference
Guy St. VincentGoaliesAndrew GallantReferees:
John-Michael McNulty
Ryan Hersey
Ruberto (Colangelo) - 38:191 – 0
Sich (Snyder, Rapoza) (PP) - 48:232 – 0
Ruberto (Colangelo) - 50:113 – 0
3 – 154:11 - Vitek (Pelkey, Swider) (PP)
16 minPenalties4 min
28Shots42
April 10, 2009
7:35 pm		Knoxville3 – 2 (OT)FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 2,113
Game reference
Kirk IrvingGoaliesGuy St. VincentReferees:
Dan Dreger
Curtis Marouelli
Moore - 16:101 – 0
1 – 127:47 - Ruberto (Colangelo, Snyder)
Furdero (Norrie) - 29:272 – 1
2 – 236:36 - Olauson (Rapoza, Snyder) (PP)
Rebernik (Swider) - 75:533 – 2
12 minPenalties12 min
37Shots38
April 11, 2009
7:35 pm		Knoxville1 – 4FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 2,111
Game reference
Kirk IrvingGoaliesGuy St. VincentReferees:
Tim Mayer
Curtis Marouelli
0 – 132:33 - Sich (Hessler, Geerlinks) (PP)
0 – 233:40 - Olauson (SH)
Swider (Carter) - 38:031 – 2
1 – 353:15 - Norrington (Colangelo, Ruberto)
1 – 459:54 - Sich (EN)
4 minPenalties8 min
40Shots41
April 12, 2009
5:00 pm		Knoxville1 – 2FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 1,810
Game reference
Kirk IrvingGoaliesGuy St. VincentReferees:
Tim Mayer
Dan Dreger
Furdero (Rebernik, Moore) - 7:301 – 0
1 – 124:29 - Snyder (Sich, Moreland) (PP)
1 – 226:40 - Sich (Leveille, Moreland)
18 minPenalties16 min
44Shots38
April 15, 2009
7:35 pm		Fayetteville4 – 5 (OT)KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,128
Game reference
Guy St. VincentGoaliesKirk IrvingReferees:
Curtis Marouelli
Brent Coulombe
Olauson (Needham, Buccella) - 04:351 – 0
Sich (Hessler) - 05:512 – 0
2 – 108:22 - Pelkey (Carter, Keller) (PP)
2 – 229:26 - Pelkey (Rebernik)
Moreland (Leveille) - 34:423 – 2
3 – 342:02 - Rebernik (Furdero, Pelkey) (PP)
Hessler (Leveille, Cryer) - 47:064 – 3
4 – 458:49 - Vitek (Furdero, Carter)
4 – 571:52 - Pelkey (Harris, Pallardy)
16 minPenalties16 min
36Shots64
April 16, 2009
7:35 pm		Fayetteville1 – 3KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,705
Game reference
Guy St. VincentGoaliesKirk IrvingReferees:
Curtis Marouelli
Tim Mayer
0 – 103:21 - Norrie (Pelkey, Pallardy)
McConnachie (Ruberto) - 15:051 – 1
1 – 217:52 - Rebernik (Harris, Furdero)
1 – 331:35 - Rebernik (Furdero, Norrie)
10 minPenalties16 min
40Shots32

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
Rookie All-Stars

United States F Sam Bowles (Columbus)
Canada F Ryan Busby (Richmond)
Canada F Michael Richard (Twin City)
Canada D Kyle Lundale (Columbus)
Canada D Travis Martell (Knoxville)
United States G Ryan Scott (Richmond)

References
  1. "SPHL honors Kauffeldt". The Huntsville Times. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. Gates, Nick (June 21, 2009). "Murray liking SPHL expansion". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  3. "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  4. "Renegades Named SPHL Award Winners". Press release. March 23, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  5. "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  6. Gates, Nick (April 16, 2009). "Repeat performance on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
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