2009–10 SPHL season
Sports season
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 Renegades [ 2] and Twin City Cyclones [ 3] franchises folded during the off-season. The Louisiana IceGators ,[ 4] Mississippi Surge ,[ 5] and Pensacola Ice Flyers [ 6] joined the league, after each of those markets had recently lost an ECHL team.
Teams
Map of teams
SPHL teams
Regular season
Final standings
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
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
* indicates overtime game.
Finals
All times are local (CDT )
Game reference Dan McWhinney Goalies Bill Zaniboni Referees: Curtis Marouelli Geoffrey Miller0 – 1 13:29 – Matt Zultek (Greene, Larke) 0 – 2 19:46 – pp – Matthew Larke (Greene) Brett Liscomb (Hartinger) – pp – 29:24 1 – 2 Mike MacDonald – 49:04 2 – 2 Justin Rohr (Liscomb, Petiot) – 50:00 3 – 2
28 min Penalties 40 min 26 Shots 26
Game reference Bill Zaniboni Goalies Dan McWhinney Referees: Geoffrey Miller Brent Coulombe0 – 1 07:56 – pp – Vladimir Hartinger (McCreary, Carter) 0 – 2 34:19 – Andrew Schembri (Rohr, Kauffeldt) 0 – 3 51:37 – Mike MacDonald Nick Klaren (Cacaro, Grant) – 55:43 1 – 3 Tim Velemirovich (Richard) – 56:18 2 – 3
18 min Penalties 10 min 23 Shots 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.[ 8]
All-SPHL selections
References
^ a b "Fayetteville's Rob Sich Voted SPHL Most Valuable Player" . Press release . April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
^ "Renegades Officially Done" . Press release . April 30, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010 .
^ "Cyclones To Cease Operations" . Press release . March 24, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010 .
^ "Hockey Returns to Lafayette" . Press release . May 17, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010 .
^ "Coast Hockey Announces New Team Name" . Press release . June 17, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010 .
^ "Pensacola Ice Flyers Will Play This Year" . Press release . July 15, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010 .
^ "SPHL Standings" . Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 26, 2010 .
^ "Postseason Awards Schedule Announced" . Press release . March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010 .
^ "Fayetteville's Jesse Biduke Named Rookie of the Year" . Press release . March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010 .
^ "Mississippi's Steve Weidlich Named Defenseman of the Year" . Press release . March 31, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
^ "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year" . Press release . April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
^ "Surge Head Coach Walby Wins Coach Of The Year Award" . Press release . March 30, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
^ "All-SPHL First Team Announced" . Press release . March 26, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010 .
^ "All-SPHL Second Team Announced" . Press release . March 26, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010 .
^ "SPHL All-Rookie Team Announced" . Press release . March 25, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010 .