2009–10 SPHL season | |
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League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 22, 2009–April 17, 2010 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Mississippi Surge |
Season MVP | Rob Sich (Fayetteville) [1] |
Top scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
Playoffs | |
Finals champions | Huntsville Havoc |
Finals runners-up | Mississippi Surge |
The 2009–10 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 22, 2009, and ended April 17, 2010, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Huntsville Havoc captured their first SPHL championship.
The Richmond Renegades [2] and Twin City Cyclones [3] franchises folded during the off-season. The Louisiana IceGators, [4] Mississippi Surge, [5] and Pensacola Ice Flyers [6] joined the league, after each of those markets had recently lost an ECHL team.
Team [7] | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Mississippi Surge‡ | 56 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 210 | 165 | 76 |
Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 199 | 178 | 71 |
Fayetteville FireAntz | 56 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 231 | 213 | 65 |
Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 228 | 199 | 63 |
Pensacola Ice Flyers | 56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 176 | 205 | 58 |
Columbus Cottonmouths | 56 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 171 | 207 | 51 |
Louisiana IceGators | 56 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 175 | 223 | 48 |
Team | Total | Games | Average |
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Fayetteville | 102,243 | 28 | 3,651 |
Huntsville | 98,365 | 28 | 3,513 |
Pensacola | 96,804 | 28 | 3,457 |
Knoxville | 91,304 | 28 | 3,260 |
Columbus | 78,331 | 28 | 2,797 |
Mississippi | 74,223 | 28 | 2,650 |
Louisiana | 54,779 | 28 | 1,956 |
First round | Second round | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi Surge | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | x | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 2 | 5* | 2 | 2 | x | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi Surge | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Huntsville Havoc | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 1 | 6** | 4* | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 1 | 1 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Huntsville Havoc | 5 | 3 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pensacola Ice Flyers | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Huntsville Havoc | 1 | 5 | 5* | |||||||||||||||||||
* indicates overtime game.
All times are local ( CDT)
April 14, 2010 7:30 pm | Huntsville | 3–2 | Mississippi |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum,
Biloxi, MS Attendance: 1,988 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Dan McWhinney | Goalies | Bill Zaniboni | Referees: Brent Coulombe Curtis Marouelli | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 26 |
April 15, 2010 7:30 pm | Huntsville | 3–2 | Mississippi |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum,
Biloxi, MS Attendance: 2,025 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Dan McWhinney | Goalies | Bill Zaniboni | Referees: Curtis Marouelli Geoffrey Miller | ||||||||||||||
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28 min | Penalties | 40 min | |||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 26 |
April 17, 2010 7:30 pm | Mississippi | 2–3 | Huntsville |
Von Braun Center,
Huntsville, AL Attendance: 4,541 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Bill Zaniboni | Goalies | Dan McWhinney | Referees: Geoffrey Miller Brent Coulombe | ||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 42 |
The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 25, 2010, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 26, Rookie of the Year on March 29, Coach of the Year on March 30, Defenseman of the Year on March 31, Goaltender of the Year on April 1, and MVP on April 2. [8]
President's Cup: | Huntsville Havoc |
Coffey Trophy: | Mississippi Surge |
League MVP: | Rob Sich (Fayetteville) [1] |
Rookie of the Year: | Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville) [9] |
Defenseman of the Year: | Steve Weidlich (Mississippi) [10] |
Goaltender of the Year: | Bill Zaniboni (Mississippi) [11] |
Coach of the Year: | Steffon Walby (Mississippi) [12] |
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All-Rookie Team [15] |
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Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville) |