2017β18 SPHL season | |
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League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 20, 2017βApril 9, 2018 |
Number of games | 56 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular Season | |
William B. Coffey Trophy | Peoria Rivermen |
Season MVP | Berkley Scott (Knoxville) |
Top scorer | Berkley Scott (Knoxville) |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | Huntsville Havoc |
Finals runners-up | Peoria Rivermen |
Playoffs MVP | Sy Nutkevitch (Huntsville) |
The 2017β18 SPHL season was the 14th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).
Final standings. [4]
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peoria Rivermenβ‘ | 56 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 211 | 154 | 81 |
Macon Mayhem | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 214 | 174 | 73 |
Pensacola Ice Flyers | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 189 | 156 | 73 |
Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 203 | 180 | 70 |
Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 205 | 182 | 66 |
Evansville Thunderbolts | 56 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 186 | 191 | 63 |
Mississippi RiverKings | 56 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 193 | 181 | 60 |
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 56 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 170 | 195 | 56 |
Birmingham Bulls | 56 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 159 | 199 | 50 |
Fayetteville Marksmen | 56 | 12 | 38 | 6 | 144 | 262 | 30 |
For 2018, the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The league implemented a new format so that the top three seeds chose their opponent from the bottom four qualifiers, calling it the "challenge round". The second round still had the highest versus lowest remaining seed format. [5]
Challenge Round | Second Round | Championships | ||||||||||||
1 | Peoria | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Roanoke | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Peoria | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Knoxville | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Macon | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Evansville | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Peoria | 1 | ||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
4 | Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pensacola | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | Knoxville | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Macon | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Mississippi | 1 |
April 25 | Peoria Rivermen | 5 β 6 | Huntsville Havoc | Carver Arena | Recap |
April 27 | Huntsville Havoc | 2 β 3 | Peoria Rivermen | Von Braun Center | Recap |
April 29 | Peoria Rivermen | 2 β 4 | Huntsville Havoc | Carver Arena | Recap |
Huntsville won series 2β1 | |
Award | Recipient(s) | Finalists |
---|---|---|
President's Cup | Huntsville Havoc | Peoria Rivermen |
William B. Coffey Trophy (Best regular-season record) |
Peoria Rivermen | |
Defenseman of the Year | Dave Pszenyczny (Peoria) | Daniel Gentzler (Macon) Stuart Stefan (Hunstville) |
Rookie of the Year | Jacob Barber (Birmingham) | Eliot Grauer (Knoxville) Tomas Sholl (Evansville) |
Goaltender of the Year | Brad Barone (Roanoke) | Tomas Sholl (Evansville) |
Coach of the Year [6] | Jean-Guy Trudel (Peoria) |
Jeff Bes (Pensacola) Kevin Kerr (Macon) |
Most Valuable Player | Berkley Scott (Knoxville) | Jake Trask (Macon) |
Kevin Swider Leading Scorer Award | Berkley Scott (Knoxville) | Jake Trask (Macon) |
Position | First Team | Second Team | All-Rookie |
---|---|---|---|
G | Brad Barone (Roanoke) | Tomas Sholl (Evansville) | Tomas Sholl (Evansville) |
D | Dave Pszenyczny (Peoria) Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) |
David Brancik (Knoxville) Daniel Gentzler (Macon) |
Anthony Calabrese (Huntsville) (tie) Michael Chen (Knoxville) Derek Perl (Huntsville) (tie) |
F | Alec Hagaman (Peoria) Berkley Scott (Knoxville) Jake Trask (Macon) |
Jake Hauswirth (Fayetteville) Steve Mele (Roanoke) Garrett Milan (Pensacola) |
Jacob Barber (Birmingham) Eliot Grauer (Knoxville) Joseph Widmar (Peoria) |
2017β18 SPHL season | |
---|---|
League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 20, 2017βApril 9, 2018 |
Number of games | 56 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular Season | |
William B. Coffey Trophy | Peoria Rivermen |
Season MVP | Berkley Scott (Knoxville) |
Top scorer | Berkley Scott (Knoxville) |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | Huntsville Havoc |
Finals runners-up | Peoria Rivermen |
Playoffs MVP | Sy Nutkevitch (Huntsville) |
The 2017β18 SPHL season was the 14th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).
Final standings. [4]
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peoria Rivermenβ‘ | 56 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 211 | 154 | 81 |
Macon Mayhem | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 214 | 174 | 73 |
Pensacola Ice Flyers | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 189 | 156 | 73 |
Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 203 | 180 | 70 |
Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 205 | 182 | 66 |
Evansville Thunderbolts | 56 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 186 | 191 | 63 |
Mississippi RiverKings | 56 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 193 | 181 | 60 |
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 56 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 170 | 195 | 56 |
Birmingham Bulls | 56 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 159 | 199 | 50 |
Fayetteville Marksmen | 56 | 12 | 38 | 6 | 144 | 262 | 30 |
For 2018, the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The league implemented a new format so that the top three seeds chose their opponent from the bottom four qualifiers, calling it the "challenge round". The second round still had the highest versus lowest remaining seed format. [5]
Challenge Round | Second Round | Championships | ||||||||||||
1 | Peoria | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Roanoke | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Peoria | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Knoxville | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Macon | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Evansville | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Peoria | 1 | ||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
4 | Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pensacola | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | Knoxville | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Macon | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Mississippi | 1 |
April 25 | Peoria Rivermen | 5 β 6 | Huntsville Havoc | Carver Arena | Recap |
April 27 | Huntsville Havoc | 2 β 3 | Peoria Rivermen | Von Braun Center | Recap |
April 29 | Peoria Rivermen | 2 β 4 | Huntsville Havoc | Carver Arena | Recap |
Huntsville won series 2β1 | |
Award | Recipient(s) | Finalists |
---|---|---|
President's Cup | Huntsville Havoc | Peoria Rivermen |
William B. Coffey Trophy (Best regular-season record) |
Peoria Rivermen | |
Defenseman of the Year | Dave Pszenyczny (Peoria) | Daniel Gentzler (Macon) Stuart Stefan (Hunstville) |
Rookie of the Year | Jacob Barber (Birmingham) | Eliot Grauer (Knoxville) Tomas Sholl (Evansville) |
Goaltender of the Year | Brad Barone (Roanoke) | Tomas Sholl (Evansville) |
Coach of the Year [6] | Jean-Guy Trudel (Peoria) |
Jeff Bes (Pensacola) Kevin Kerr (Macon) |
Most Valuable Player | Berkley Scott (Knoxville) | Jake Trask (Macon) |
Kevin Swider Leading Scorer Award | Berkley Scott (Knoxville) | Jake Trask (Macon) |
Position | First Team | Second Team | All-Rookie |
---|---|---|---|
G | Brad Barone (Roanoke) | Tomas Sholl (Evansville) | Tomas Sholl (Evansville) |
D | Dave Pszenyczny (Peoria) Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) |
David Brancik (Knoxville) Daniel Gentzler (Macon) |
Anthony Calabrese (Huntsville) (tie) Michael Chen (Knoxville) Derek Perl (Huntsville) (tie) |
F | Alec Hagaman (Peoria) Berkley Scott (Knoxville) Jake Trask (Macon) |
Jake Hauswirth (Fayetteville) Steve Mele (Roanoke) Garrett Milan (Pensacola) |
Jacob Barber (Birmingham) Eliot Grauer (Knoxville) Joseph Widmar (Peoria) |