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2004–05 SPHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2004–05 SPHL season |
| league | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | October 29, 2004–April 1, 2005 |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champs | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| MVP | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| top_scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| playoffs | Playoffs |
| conf1 | Finals |
| conf1_link | President's Cup (SPHL) |
| conf1_champ | Columbus Cottonmouths |
| conf1_runner-up | Macon Trax |
| seasonslistnames | SPHL |
| nextseason_link | 2005–06 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| nextseason_year | 2005–06 |
| conf1_runner-up = Macon Trax
The 2004–05 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the first season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 29, 2004, and ended April 1, 2005, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Columbus Cottonmouths won the first SPHL championship.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville Aces | ||||
| Columbus Cottonmouths | ||||
| Fayetteville FireAntz | ||||
| Huntsville Havoc | ||||
| Jacksonville Barracudas | ||||
| Knoxville Ice Bears | ||||
| Macon Trax | ||||
| Winston-Salem Polar Twins |
Map of teams
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Regular season
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Ice Bears‡ | 56 | 34 | 22 | 235 | 185 | 68 |
| Macon Trax | 56 | 33 | 23 | 220 | 199 | 66 |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | 56 | 33 | 23 | 230 | 195 | 66 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 56 | 32 | 24 | 226 | 158 | 64 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 56 | 30 | 26 | 224 | 200 | 60 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 29 | 27 | 183 | 181 | 58 |
| Asheville Aces | 56 | 19 | 37 | 182 | 256 | 38 |
| Winston-Salem Polar Twins | 56 | 14 | 42 | 147 | 300 | 28 |
:‡ Commissioner's Cup winners : Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 93,564 | 28 | 3,341 |
| Fayetteville | 85,744 | 28 | 3,062 |
| Huntsville | 75,978 | 28 | 2,713 |
| Columbus | 73,063 | 28 | 2,609 |
| Jacksonville | 63,542 | 28 | 2,269 |
| Asheville | 59,901 | 28 | 2,139 |
| Macon | 53,082 | 28 | 1,895 |
| Winston-Salem | 41,816 | 28 | 1,493 |
President's Cup playoffs
|team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team1=Columbus Cottonmouths | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD1-score2-1=2
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Jacksonville Barracudas | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team4=Huntsville Havoc | RD1-score4-1=1
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=2 | RD2-score1-3=– | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=Columbus Cottonmouths | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-score2-3=–
| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Macon Trax | RD2-score3-1=2 | RD2-score3-2=3 | RD2-score3-3=7 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Jacksonville Barracudas | RD2-score4-1=1 | RD2-score4-2=4 | RD2-score4-3=1
| RD3-seed1=5 | RD3-team1=Columbus Cottonmouths | RD3-score1-1=5 | RD3-score1-2=3 | RD3-score1-3=– | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Macon Trax | RD3-score2-1=1 | RD3-score2-2=2 | RD3-score2-3=–
Quarterfinals
:Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics
(1) Knoxville Ice Bears and (2) Macon Trax
The Knoxville Ice Bears and the Macon trax get byes for the Quarter Finals round of the playoffs. The teams will be reseeded for the Simi Finals round.
(3) Jacksonville Barracudas vs. (6) Huntsville Havoc
| Game-by-Game | Score | Jacksonville goals | Huntsville goals | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 23 | at Jacksonville 2, Huntsville 1 | Brad Federenko, Jason Silverthron | |
| Jacksonville win series 1–0 |
(4) Fayetteville FireAntz vs. (5) Columbus Cottonmouths
| Game-by-Game | Score | Fayetteville goals | Columbus goals | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 23 | at Fayetteville 2, Columbus 4 | Chad Peck, George Nistas | |
| Columbus win series 1–0 |
Semifinals
:Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics
(1) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (5) Columbus Cottonmouths
| Game-by-Game | Score | Knoxville goals | Columbus goals | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 25 | at Knoxville 2, Columbus 4 | David Bagley, Doug Searle | |
| 2 | March 27 | at Columbus 3, Knoxville 2 | Chris Bodnar, Craig Desjarlais | |
| Columbus win series 2–0 | Hergott 2, Haggarty 2, Stahl 2 |
(2) Macon Trax vs. (3) Jacksonville Barracudas
| Game-by-Game | Score | Macon goals | Jacksonville goals | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 25 | at Jacksonville 1, Macon 2 | Craig Miller, Casey Handrahan | |
| 2 | March 26 | at Macon 3, Jacksonville 4 | John Gurskis 2, Steve Zoryk | |
| 3 | March 27 | at Macon 7, Jacksonville 1 | Edan Welch, Ryan Rivard, Steve Zoryk 2, Lou Dimasi, Mark Allen, David Deeves | |
| Macon win series 2–1 | Zork 3, | Koslakiewicz 2, Federenko 2 |
Finals
2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 4 – 1 5 – 1 Keller (Green, Underwood) (PP) – 07:17
Moor (Stahl) – 29:47 Misita (Keller, Aikia) (PP) – 35:48 Green (Keller, Aikia) (PP) – 40:48
18:17 – Miller (Welch, Deeves) 1 – 1 2 – 1 2 – 2 2 – 3 Welch (Gurskis) – 34:22 Deeves (Miller) – 44:48
58:59 – Green (Keller) 63:55 – Keller (Green)
Awards
The Coach of the Year award was announced on March 21, 2005, followed by the All-Star team on March 22, Goalie of the Year on March 23, Defenseman of the Year on March 24, and MVP and Rookie of the Year on March 25.
| Coach of the Year: | Derek Booth (Fayetteville) |
|---|
All-Star selections
| All-Stars |
|---|
References
References
- (March 25, 2005). "Kevin Swider Earns MVP Award". Press release.
- "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com.
- (March 22, 2005). "SPHL Announces 2004–2005 All Star Team". Press release.
- (March 25, 2005). "SPHL Names Chad Collins Rookie of the Year". Press release.
- (March 24, 2005). "Knoxville's Menzul named SPHL's Top Defenseman". Press release.
- (March 23, 2005). "Chad Collins Named SPHL Goalie of the Year". Press release.
- (March 21, 2005). "Derek Booth Named Coach of the Year". Press release.
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