2013–14 SPHL season

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2013–14 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 25, 2013–April 12, 2014
Regular season
Season championsPensacola Ice Flyers
Season MVPCanada Shawn McNeil (Louisiana)
Top scorerCanada Shawn McNeil (Louisiana)
Playoffs
Finals championsPensacola Ice Flyers
  Finals runners-upColumbus Cottonmouths
Playoffs MVPCanada Brett Lutes (Pensacola)
SPHL seasons

The 2013–14 Southern Professional Hockey League season is the 10th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Columbus Cottonmouths in the President's Cup final 2 games to none to repeat as winners of the President's Cup.[1]

Preseason[]

The Augusta RiverHawks have suspended operations for the 2013-14 season due to failure of the ice system at the James Brown Arena. Team officials, the city of Augusta, and Global Spectrum could not reach an agreement on repairing or replacing the JBA's ice system in time for the club to commit to the forthcoming season.[2]

On May 15, 2013, it was announced that the CHL's Bloomington Thunder (formerly known as the Blaze[3]), along with the AHL's Peoria Rivermen, would move to the Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. The Rivermen had been notified that the Vancouver Canucks, who had purchased the team a month earlier, would not keep them in Peoria. The two teams will reportedly be owned by two former Rivermen executives, John Butler, Bart Rogers and David Holt with financial backing from former Rivermen owner Bruce Saurs.[4]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Team[5] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Pensacola Ice Flyers‡ 56 38 13 5 207 139 81
Louisiana IceGators 56 35 18 3 198 175 73
Peoria Rivermen 56 30 18 8 154 144 68
Mississippi RiverKings 56 31 21 4 175 150 66
Huntsville Havoc 56 31 21 4 180 158 66
Columbus Cottonmouths 56 27 26 3 183 173 57
Knoxville Ice Bears 56 25 24 7 157 163 57
Mississippi Surge 56 22 28 6 140 186 50
Fayetteville FireAntz 56 21 30 5 144 183 47
Bloomington Thunder 56 20 33 3 125 192 43
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

After games of March 22, 2014

Attendance[]

Team Total Games Average
Pensacola 114,537 28 4,090
Huntsville 103,993 28 3,714
Peoria 98,176 28 3,506
Knoxville 95,556 28 3,412
Fayetteville 88,623 28 3,165
Columbus 76,618 28 2,736
MS RiverKings 70,991 28 2,535
Louisiana 66,438 28 2,372
Bloomington 66,025 28 2,358
MS Surge 59,277 28 2,117
League 840,234 280 3,000

After games of March 22, 2014

President's Cup playoffs[]

First Round Semifinals Final
               
1 Pensacola Ice Flyers 5 4* X
8 Mississippi Surge 1 3 X
1 Pensacola Ice Flyers 0 3 2
7 Knoxville Ice Bears 2 1 1
4 Mississippi RiverKings 4 2 3
5 Huntsville Havoc 2 4 5
1 Pensacola Ice Flyers 9 5 X
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)
6 Columbus Cottonmouths 1 1 X
6 Columbus Cottonmouths 0 6 4
3 Peoria Rivermen 2 1 1
5 Huntsville Havoc 0 2 X
6 Columbus Cottonmouths 1 4 X
7 Knoxville Ice Bears 3 3* X
2 Louisiana IceGators 0 2 X

* indicates overtime period.

Finals[]

All times are local (EDT/CDT)

April 10, 2014
7:05pm		Columbus1 - 9
(0-3, 1-3, 0-3)		PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, Florida
Attendance: 4,266
April 12, 2014
7:30pm		Pensacola5 - 1
(2-1, 3-0, 0-0)		ColumbusColumbus Civic Center
Columbus, Georgia
Attendance: 4,127

Awards[]

The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced on March 26, 2014, the All-SPHL teams on March 27, 2014, the Easton Defensemen of the Year on March 28, 2014, the Easton Rookie of the Year on March 31, 2014, the Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year on April 1, 2014, the Easton Coach of the Year on April 2, 2014, and the Easton Most Valuable Player on April 3, 2014.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

2013–14 SPHL awards
Award Recipient(s) Finalists
President's Cup Pensacola Ice Flyers Columbus Cottonmouths
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)		 Pensacola Ice Flyers
Easton Defenseman of the Year Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) (Louisiana)
Easton Rookie of the Year Joe Caveney (Pensacola) (Peoria)
Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year Kyle Rank (Peoria) (Pensacola)
Easton Coach of the Year Rod Aldoff (Pensacola) Jean-Guy Trudel (Peoria)
Easton Most Valuable Player Shawn McNeil (Louisiana) Todd Hosmer (Mississippi Riverkings)

All-SPHL selections[]

  Position   First Team Second Team All-Rookie
G United States Kyle Rank (Peoria) United States (Pensacola) Canada (Huntsville)
D Canada Andrew Randazzo (Mississippi RiverKings) Canada (Louisiana) United States (Mississippi RiverKings)
D Canada Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) United States (Huntsville) Canada (Columbus)
F Canada Shawn McNeil (Louisiana) United States (Peoria) United States (Peoria)
F Canada Todd Hosmer (Mississippi RiverKings) Canada (Columbus) United States Joe Caveney (Pensacola)
F United States Joe Caveney (Pensacola) United States (Huntsville) Canada (Knoxville)

References[]

  1. ^ "Ice Flyers Capture President's Cup". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Augusta RiverHawks won't be playing hockey in 2013-14". WRDW-Augusta. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Bloomington hockey franchise changes name to Thunder". The SHPL. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ Peoria to join SPHL under former Rivermen management team - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com
  5. ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  6. ^ "SPHL Announces All-Rookie Team". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. ^ "All-SPHL Second Team Announced". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  8. ^ "SPHL Announces First Team Selections". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Huntsville's Stuart Stefan Named Easton Defenseman of the Year". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Pensacola's Joe Caveney Named Easton Rookie of the Year". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Peoria's Kyle Rank Named Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Pensacola's Rod Aldoff Named Easton Coach of the Year". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Louisiana's Shawn McNeil Named Easton Most Valuable Player". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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