2012–13 SPHL season

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2012–13 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 26, 2012–April 14, 2013
Regular season
Season championsFayetteville FireAntz
Season MVPCanada Josh McQuade (Fayetteville)
Top scorerCanada Josh McQuade (Fayetteville)
Playoffs
Finals championsPensacola Ice Flyers
  Finals runners-upHuntsville Havoc
SPHL seasons

The 2012–13 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the ninth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The regular season began October 26, 2012 and ended April 14, 2013, after a 56-game regular season and an 8-team playoff. The Fayetteville FireAntz captured their first SPHL regular season title.[1] The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Huntsville Havoc in the President's Cup final 2 games to 1 to win the team's first President's Cup.[2]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Team[3] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Fayetteville FireAntz‡ 56 35 18 3 195 154 73
Louisiana IceGators 56 34 17 5 172 167 73
Pensacola Ice Flyers 56 33 18 5 171 149 71
Knoxville Ice Bears 56 33 19 4 180 157 70
Columbus Cottonmouths 56 28 24 4 149 138 60
Mississippi Surge 56 25 23 8 152 156 58
Mississippi RiverKings 56 24 24 8 165 183 56
Huntsville Havoc 56 21 29 6 135 179 48
Augusta RiverHawks 56 19 31 6 150 186 44
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance[]

Team Total Games Average
Huntsville 98,393 28 3,514
Knoxville 96,570 28 3,448
Fayetteville 96,313 28 3,439
Pensacola 92,087 28 3,288
Columbus 79,260 28 2,830
Mississippi RiverKings 70,373 28 2,513
Louisiana 64,080 28 2,288
Mississippi Surge 58,496 28 2,089
Augusta 51,247 28 1,830
League 706,819 252 2,804

President's Cup playoffs[]

First Round Semifinals Final
               
1 Fayetteville FireAntz 2 4 X
8 Huntsville Havoc 3* 5* X
2 Louisiana IceGators 3 2*** 1
8 Huntsville Havoc 5 1 5
4 Knoxville Ice Bears 3 3 X
5 Columbus Cottonmouths 0 0 X
8 Huntsville Havoc 1 2 0
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)
3 Pensacola Ice Flyers 2* 1 2
6 Mississippi Surge 1 3 X
3 Pensacola Ice Flyers 4 5 X
3 Pensacola Ice Flyers 3 1
4 Knoxville Ice Bears 2 0
7 Mississippi RiverKings 5 5 4
2 Louisiana IceGators 7 2 5*

* indicates overtime period.

Finals[]

All times are local (EDT/CDT)

April 9, 2013
7:05pm		Huntsville1 – 2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, Florida
Attendance: 3,632
April 12, 2013
7:30pm		Pensacola1 – 2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)		HuntsvilleVon Braun Center
Huntsville, Alabama
Attendance: 4,856
April 14, 2013
6:05pm		Huntsville0 – 2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)		PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, Florida
Attendance: 4,693

Awards[]

The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced on March 27, 2013, the All-SPHL teams on March 28, Defenseman of the Year on March 29, Rookie of the Year on April 1, Goaltender of the Year on April 2, Coach of the Year on April 3, and Most Valuable Player on April 4.[4]

2012–13 SPHL awards
Award Recipient(s) Finalists
President's Cup Pensacola Ice Flyers Huntsville Havoc
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)		 Fayetteville FireAntz
Easton Defenseman of the Year Andrew Smale (Fayetteville) (Louisiana)
Easton Rookie of the Year (Columbus) (Louisiana)
(Pensacola)
Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year Riley Gill (Louisiana) (Columbus)
Easton Coach of the Year Mark DeSantis (Fayetteville) Kevin Kaminski (Louisiana)
Easton Most Valuable Player Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) Riley Gill (Louisiana)

All-SPHL selections[]

  Position   First Team[5] Second Team[6] All-Rookie[7]
G United States Riley Gill (Louisiana) Canada (Columbus) United States (Pensacola)
D Canada Andrew Smale (Fayetteville) Canada (Louisiana) Canada (Louisiana)
D Canada Mark Van Vliet (Knoxville) United States Bret Tyler (Columbus) United States Mike Kavanagh (Fayetteville)
F Canada Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) Canada (Columbus) United States (Fayetteville)
F Canada (Louisiana) Canada (Knoxville) Canada (Columbus)
F Canada Ryan Salvis (Pensacola) Canada (Mississippi RiverKings) Canada Todd Hosmer (Mississippi RiverKings))

References[]

  1. ^ "Fayetteville FireAntz clinch SPHL regular-season title". thesphl.com. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Huntsville Havoc loses to Pensacola in SPHL championship game". al.com. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  4. ^ "SPHL Awards Schedule Announced". thesphl.com. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Fayetteville, Louisiana Head All-SPHL First Team". thesphl.com. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. ^ "All-SPHL Second Team Announced". thesphl.com. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  7. ^ "SPHL Announces All-Rookie Team". thesphl.com. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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