Sports season
The 2018–19 SPHL season is the 15th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).
League business
After eleven seasons, president Jim Combs left the league to pursue other opportunities.[ 1] 2007–08 season and had been league president since 2010–11 . Combs was replaced by Doug Price on January 17, 2019.[ 2]
Team changes
Teams
2018-19 Southern Professional Hockey League
Team
City
Arena
Birmingham Bulls
Pelham , Alabama
Pelham Civic Center
Evansville Thunderbolts
Evansville , Indiana
Ford Center
Fayetteville Marksmen
Fayetteville , North Carolina
Crown Complex
Huntsville Havoc
Huntsville , Alabama
Von Braun Center
Knoxville Ice Bears
Knoxville , Tennessee
Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Macon Mayhem
Macon , Georgia
Macon Coliseum
Pensacola Ice Flyers
Pensacola , Florida
Pensacola Bay Center
Peoria Rivermen
Peoria , Illinois
Carver Arena
Quad City Storm
Moline , Illinois
TaxSlayer Center
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
Roanoke , Virginia
Berglund Center
Map of teams
SPHL teams
Regular season
Standings
Final standings:[ 6]
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners Advanced to playoffs
For 2019, the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs. The league kept the format implemented in the previous season where the top three seeds choose their opponent from the bottom four qualifiers, calling it the "challenge round". The second round will still have the highest versus lowest remaining seed format.[ 7]
Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championships
1
Peoria
0
5
Roanoke
2
2
Birmingham
2
5
Roanoke
1
2
Birmingham
2
8
Fayetteville
1
2
Birmingham
0
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3
Huntsville
2
3
Huntsville
2
7
Pensacola
1
3
Huntsville
2
4
Knoxville
0
4
Knoxville
2
6
Macon
0
Awards
Award
Recipient(s)
Finalists
President's Cup Huntsville Havoc
Birmingham Bulls
William B. Coffey Trophy (Best regular-season record) Peoria Rivermen
Defenseman of the Year
Travis Jeke (Fayetteville)
Nick Neville (Peoria)
Rookie of the Year
Ben Blasko (Peoria)
Brian Bowen (Fayetteville)
Goaltender of the Year
Mavric Parks (Birmingham)
Brian Billett (Pensacola)
Coach of the Year
Jamey Hicks (Birmingham)
Most Valuable Player
Josh Harris (Birmingham)
Mavric Parks (Birmingham)
Kevin Swider Leading Scorer Award
Ben Blasko (Peoria)
Josh Harris (Birmingham)
All-SPHL selections
Position
First Team[ 8]
Second Team[ 9]
All-Rookie[ 10]
G
Mavric Parks (Birmingham)
Brian Billett (Pensacola)
Stephen Klein (Peoria)
D
Travis Jeke (Fayetteville)
Nick Neville (Peoria)
Alec Brandrup (Huntsville) tie tie tie
F
Ben Blasko (Peoria)
Justin Greenberg (Peoria) tie tie tie
Ben Blasko (Peoria)
References
^ "Jim Combs to Step Down as SPHL President" . OurSportsCentral.com . September 24, 2018.^ "Doug Price Appointed Commissioner of the Southern Professional Hockey League" . OurSportsCentral.com . January 17, 2019.^ "SPHL adding Quad City for 2018-2019 season" . SPHL. May 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018 .^ "Mississippi RiverKings Suspend Operations for 2018-2019 Season" . OurSportsCentral.com . May 24, 2018.^ "Letter from the President" . OurSportsCentral.com . May 24, 2018.^ "2018–19 SPHL Standings" . thesphl.wttstats.pointstreak.com . Retrieved March 31, 2019 .^ "SPHL Announces 2018-2019 Playoff Format" . OurSportsCentral.com . September 12, 2018.^ "SPHL Announces All-League First Team Selections" . SPHL. April 12, 2019.^ "SPHL Announces All-League Second Team" . SPHL. April 12, 2019.^ "SPHL announces 2018-2019 All-Rookie Team" . SPHL. April 11, 2019.
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