2010–11 SPHL season

The 2010–11 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the seventh season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 21, 2010, and ended April 15, 2011, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Mississippi Surge captured their first SPHL championship.

2010–11 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 21, 2010–April 15, 2011
Regular season
Season championsMississippi Surge
Season MVPMatt Auffrey (Augusta)[1]
Top scorerChris Leveille (Fayetteville)
Playoffs
Finals championsMississippi Surge
  Finals runners-upAugusta Riverhawks

Preseason

The Augusta Riverhawks joined the SPHL, after the departure of the city's ECHL franchise two years prior.[2][3]

Regular season

Final standings
Team[4] GP W L GF GA Pts
Mississippi Surge‡56371920715774
Augusta Riverhawks56352120317770
Huntsville Havoc56302616815860
Columbus Cottonmouths56292716917158
Pensacola Ice Flyers56282818719556
Knoxville Ice Bears56272918618754
Fayetteville FireAntz56223417018444
Louisiana IceGators56164017023132
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance
Team Total Games Average
Huntsville98,372283,513
Knoxville95,563283,412
Fayetteville93,056283,323
Pensacola84,433283,015
Columbus79,116282,825
Mississippi71,360282,548
Louisiana50,971281,820
Augusta45,853281,637
League618,7242242,762

President's Cup playoffs

* indicates overtime game.

Finals

All times are local (EDT/CDT)

April 12, 2011
7:05 pm		Augusta2–3
(1–2, 0–0, 1–1)		MississippiMississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS
Attendance: 1,077
Game reference
Jon OlthuisGoaliesBill ZaniboniReferees:
Thomas Chmielewski
Jacob Brenk, James Sanders
Travis Dunstall (Auffrey, Snetsinger) – pp – 9:201 – 0
1 – 115:33 – Matt Zultek (Cacaro, Klaren)
1 – 219:43 – pp – Jason Beeman (Klaren, Richard)
Neil Graham (Wynn, Tolles) – 47:222 – 2
2 – 357:58 – Matt Zultek (Richard, Masters)
11 minPenalties15 min
26Shots39
April 13, 2011
7:05 pm		Augusta3 – 4 OT
(0–0, 1–3, 0–2, 0–1)		MississippiMississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS
Attendance: 1,291
Game reference
Peter SkoggardGoaliesBill ZaniboniReferees:
Brent Coulombe
James Sanders, Tyler Puddifant
0 – 120:47 – Rusty Masters (Wolgemuth, Winchester)
Branden Kosolofsky (Dunstall, Auffrey) – pp – 29:551 – 1
Egor Mironov – 30:062 – 1
Matt Auffrey (Olidis, Price) – pp – 35:533 – 1
3 – 241:24 – pp – Jason Beeman (Richard, Klaren)
3 – 346:45 – Matt Zultek (Richard, Klaren)
3 – 470:28 – Adam Bartholomy (Klaren, Cacaro)
14 minPenalties14 min
25Shots55
April 15, 2011
7:30 pm		Mississippi5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)		AugustaJames Brown Arena, Augusta, GA
Attendance: 2,251
Game reference
Bill ZaniboniGoaliesJon OlthuisReferees:
Donald Jablonski Jr.
Jacob Brenk, Jason Schulz
Shane Wagner (Masters, Versteeg-Lytwyn) – 18:291 – 0
Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (Grant) – 23:022 – 0
Jack Wolgemouth (McCarthy, Beeman) – 33:583 – 0
3 – 141:17 – pp – Branden Kosolofsky (Snetsinger, Gehring)
Shane Wagner (Versteeg-Lytwyn) – 45:174 – 1
Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (Masters, Wolgemouth) – pp – 47:355 – 1
10 minPenalties38 min
35Shots24

Awards

The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 24, 2011, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 25, Defenseman of the Year on March 28, Goaltender of the Year on March 29, Rookie of the Year on March 30, Coach of the Year on March 31, and MVP on April 1.[5]

President's Cup:Mississippi Surge
Coffey Trophy:Mississippi Surge
League MVP:Matt Auffrey (Augusta)[1]
Rookie of the Year:Chris Wilson (Pensacola)[6]
Defenseman of the Year:Mark van Vliet (Knoxville)[7]
Goaltender of the Year:Mark Sibbald (Huntsville)[8]
Coach of the Year:Brad Ralph (Augusta)[9]

All-SPHL selections
All-Rookie Team[12]

Canada F Chris Wilson (Pensacola)
Canada F Neil Graham (Augusta)
Canada F Branden Kosolofsky (Augusta)
Canada D Omar Pacha (Huntsville)
Canada D Dan Ehrman (Pensacola)
Canada G Jon Olthuis (Augusta)

References
  1. "Augusta's Matt Auffrey Voted SBK Most Valuable Player". Press release. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  2. "Hockey Returning To Augusta, GA In 2010". TheSPHL.com. February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  3. Byler, Billy (March 13, 2010). "Fans pick River Hawks as hockey team's nickname". Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  4. "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  5. "SPHL Awards Schedule Announced". Press release. March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  6. "Pensacola's Chris Wilson Named SBK Rookie of the Year". Press release. March 30, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  7. "Knoxville's Mark Van Vliet Named SBK Defenseman of the Year". Press release. March 28, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  8. "Huntsville's Mark Sibbald Named SBK Goaltender of the Year". Press release. March 29, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  9. "Augusta's Brad Ralph Named SBK Coach of the Year". Press release. March 31, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  10. "All-SPHL First Team Announced". Press release. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  11. "All-SPHL Second Team Announced". Press release. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  12. "SPHL Names All-Rookie Team". Press release. March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
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