2021–22 SPHL season
2021–22 SPHL season | |
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League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | Regular season October 15, 2021 – April 9, 2022 |
Number of games | 56 |
Number of teams | 11 |
Regular season | |
Playoffs |
The 2021–22 SPHL season is the 18th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).
League business[]
After playing a shortened 2020–21 season with only five teams, the league returned with all ten clubs from the 2019–20 season and added an expansion team, the Vermilion County Bobcats.[1][2]
Standings[]
As of March 12, 2022.[3]
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
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x — Huntsville Havoc | 48 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 169 | 102 |
x — Knoxville Ice Bears | 48 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 184 | 114 |
x — Peoria Rivermen | 46 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 177 | 95 |
x — Fayetteville Marksmen | 46 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 160 | 114 |
x — Quad City Storm | 49 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 166 | 137 |
x — Pensacola Ice Flyers | 45 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 159 | 138 |
Evansville Thunderbolts | 47 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 133 | 126 |
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 47 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 142 | 154 |
Birmingham Bulls | 47 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 115 | 164 |
Macon Mayhem | 44 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 94 | 202 |
Vermilion County Bobcats | 47 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 69 | 222 |
x – clinched playoff spot; z – William B. Coffey Trophy (regular season) champion
Statistical leaders[]
Leading skaters[]
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of March 12, 2022.[4]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Huntsville Havoc | 48 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 11 | 22 | |
Peoria Rivermen | 43 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 29 | 22 | |
Peoria Rivermen | 38 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 35 | 113 | |
Huntsville Havoc | 46 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 17 | 12 | |
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 46 | 25 | 27 | 52 | -2 | 46 | |
Quad City Storm | 49 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 17 | 18 | |
Peoria Rivermen | 40 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 22 | 16 | |
Huntsville Havoc | 48 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 28 | 10 | |
Knoxville Ice Bears | 48 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 21 | 22 | |
Knoxville Ice Bears | 39 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 37 |
Leading goaltenders[]
The following goaltenders with a minimum 660 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of March 12, 2022.[5]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
Player | Team | GP | TOI | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | W | L | OT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Huntsville Havoc | 24 | 1421 | 709 | 43 | 2 | 1.82 | .939 | 17 | 4 | 2 | |
Peoria Rivermen | 36 | 2124 | 1,023 | 68 | 5 | 1.92 | .934 | 26 | 5 | 4 | |
Fayetteville Marksmen | 18 | 1044 | 464 | 36 | 2 | 2.07 | .922 | 13 | 4 | 1 | |
Quad City Storm | 16 | 961 | 439 | 34 | 0 | 2.12 | .923 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
Knoxville Ice Bears | 21 | 1213 | 584 | 44 | 2 | 2.18 | .925 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
Milestones and records[]
- On January 22, 2022 – The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeat the Macon Mayhem 13–4 (record for most goals by one team)[6]
References[]
- ^ "SPHL releases 2021-2022 regular season schedule". thesphl.com. July 14, 2021.
- ^ "SPHL HOCKEY: Bobcats set to start season". commercial-news.com. October 23, 2021.
- ^ "2021–22 SPHL Standings". SPHL. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Player Stats TheSPHL.com". SPHL.
- ^ "Top Goalies - 2021-22 Regular Season - Goals Against Average". SPHL.
- ^ "Ice Flyers shatter SPHL scoring record in 13-4 rout of Macon". weartv.com. January 28, 2022.
External links[]
- Southern Professional Hockey League seasons
- 2021–22 in American ice hockey by league