2008–09 SPHL season

2008–09 SPHL season
2008–09 SPHL season
League	Southern Professional Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	August 24, 2008–April 16, 2009
Regular season
Season champions	Knoxville Ice Bears
Season MVP	(Huntsville)
Top scorer	(Knoxville)
Playoffs
Finals champions	Knoxville Ice Bears
Finals runners-up	Fayetteville FireAntz
Playoffs MVP	(Knoxville)
SPHL seasons
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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.

Preseason[]

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

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Team^[3]	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Knoxville Ice Bears^‡	60	35	16	9	216	171	79
Columbus Cottonmouths	60	31	22	7	194	196	69
Fayetteville FireAntz	60	30	25	5	212	224	65
Huntsville Havoc	60	29	24	7	204	197	65
Richmond Renegades	60	30	27	3	215	235	63
Twin City Cyclones	60	25	29	6	208	236	56

^‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners

Advanced to playoffs

Attendance[]

Team	Total	Games	Average
Huntsville	106,848	30	3,561
Fayetteville	102,637	30	3,421
Knoxville	101,054	30	3,368
Richmond	99,071	30	3,302
Columbus	82,415	30	2,747
Twin City	33,909	30	1,130

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

Fayetteville

2 – 5

Knoxville

James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,417

Game reference

Goalies

Referees:
John-Michael McNulty
Brent Coulombe

	0 – 1	01:55 - (, ) (PP)
	0 – 2	17:43 - (Norrie, )
	0 – 3	27:14 - (Carter, )
	0 – 4	29:00 - (, ) (PP)
Sich () (SH) - 44:36	1 – 4
(, ) (PP) - 53:47	2 – 4
	2 – 5	17:51 - (, ) (EN)

10 min

Penalties

4 min

41

Shots

33

April 4, 2009
7:35 pm

Fayetteville

3 – 1

Knoxville

James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,519

Game reference

Goalies

Andrew Gallant

Referees:
John-Michael McNulty
Ryan Hersey

() - 38:19	1 – 0
Sich (, ) (PP) - 48:23	2 – 0
() - 50:11	3 – 0
	3 – 1	54:11 - (, ) (PP)

16 min

Penalties

4 min

28

Shots

42

April 10, 2009
7:35 pm

Knoxville

3 – 2 (OT)

Fayetteville

Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 2,113

Game reference

Goalies

Referees:
Dan Dreger
Curtis Marouelli

- 16:10	1 – 0
	1 – 1	27:47 - (, )
(Norrie) - 29:27	2 – 1
	2 – 2	36:36 - (, ) (PP)
() - 75:53	3 – 2

12 min

Penalties

12 min

37

Shots

38

April 11, 2009
7:35 pm

Knoxville

1 – 4

Fayetteville

Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 2,111

Game reference

Goalies

Referees:
Tim Mayer
Curtis Marouelli

	0 – 1	32:33 - Sich (, ) (PP)
	0 – 2	33:40 - (SH)
(Carter) - 38:03	1 – 2
	1 – 3	53:15 - Norrington (, )
	1 – 4	59:54 - Sich (EN)

4 min

Penalties

8 min

40

Shots

41

April 12, 2009
5:00 pm

Knoxville

1 – 2

Fayetteville

Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 1,810

Game reference

Goalies

Referees:
Tim Mayer
Dan Dreger

(, ) - 7:30	1 – 0
	1 – 1	24:29 - (Sich, ) (PP)
	1 – 2	26:40 - Sich (, )

18 min

Penalties

16 min

44

Shots

38

April 15, 2009
7:35 pm

Fayetteville

4 – 5 (OT)

Knoxville

James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,128

Game reference

Goalies

Referees:
Curtis Marouelli
Brent Coulombe

(, ) - 04:35	1 – 0
Sich () - 05:51	2 – 0
	2 – 1	08:22 - (Carter, Keller) (PP)
	2 – 2	29:26 - ()
() - 34:42	3 – 2
	3 – 3	42:02 - (, ) (PP)
(, ) - 47:06	4 – 3
	4 – 4	58:49 - (, Carter)
	4 – 5	71:52 - (, )

16 min

Penalties

16 min

36

Shots

64

April 16, 2009
7:35 pm

Fayetteville

1 – 3

Knoxville

James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,705

Game reference

Goalies

Referees:
Curtis Marouelli
Tim Mayer

	0 – 1	03:21 - Norrie (, )
() - 15:05	1 – 1
	1 – 2	17:52 - (, )
	1 – 3	31:35 - (, Norrie)

10 min

Penalties

16 min

40

Shots

32

Awards[]

SPHL Award winners were announced April 23, 2009.^[4]

President's Cup:	Knoxville Ice Bears
Coffey Trophy:	Knoxville Ice Bears
League MVP:	(Huntsville)
Rookie of the Year:	(Twin City)
Defenseman of the Year:	(Knoxville)
Goaltender of the Year:	Andrew Gallant (Knoxville)^[5]
Coach of the Year:	Scott Hillman (Knoxville)
Playoff MVP:	(Knoxville)^[6]

All-Star selections[]

1st Team All-Stars
F (Huntsville) F (Twin City) F (Knoxville) D (Knoxville) D (Richmond) G Andrew Gallant (Knoxville)

2nd Team All-Stars
F (Columbus) F (Richmond) F Rob Sich (Fayetteville) D (Fayetteville) D (Fayetteville) G Ian Vigier (Columbus)

Rookie All-Stars
F (Columbus) F (Richmond) F (Twin City) D (Columbus) D (Knoxville) G (Richmond)

References[]

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

[1] "SPHL honors Kauffeldt". The Huntsville Times. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[Knox_expansion-2] Gates, Nick (June 21, 2009). "Murray liking SPHL expansion". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 16 March 2010.

[Standings-3] "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[Awards-4] "Renegades Named SPHL Award Winners". Press release. March 23, 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[5] "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. April 1, 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.

[6] Gates, Nick (April 16, 2009). "Repeat performance on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

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