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2006–07 SPHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2006–07 SPHL season |
| league | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | October 27, 2006–April 18, 2007 |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champs | Columbus Cottonmouths |
| MVP | Rob Sich (Fayetteville) |
| top_scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| playoffs | Playoffs |
| conf1 | Finals |
| conf1_link | President's Cup (SPHL) |
| conf1_champ | Fayetteville FireAntz |
| conf1_runner-up | Jacksonville Barracudas |
| playoffs_MVP | Chad Collins (Fayetteville) |
| seasonslistnames | SPHL |
| prevseason_link | 2005–06 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| prevseason_year | 2005–06 |
| nextseason_link | 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| nextseason_year | 2007–08 |
| conf1_runner-up = Jacksonville Barracudas
The 2006–07 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the third season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 27, 2006, and ended April 18, 2007, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Fayetteville FireAntz won their first SPHL championship.
Preseason
The Richmond Renegades joined the league as an expansion franchise, succeeding the United Hockey League's Richmond RiverDogs.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Cottonmouths | ||||
| Fayetteville FireAntz | ||||
| Florida Seals | ||||
| Huntsville Havoc | ||||
| Jacksonville Barracudas | ||||
| Knoxville Ice Bears | ||||
| Pee Dee Cyclones | ||||
| Richmond Renegades |
Map of teams
ville](jacksonville-barracudas)**
Regular season
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Cottonmouths‡ | 56 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 217 | 181 | 74 |
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 219 | 185 | 70 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 56 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 246 | 205 | 70 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 221 | 210 | 62 |
| Richmond Renegades | 56 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 187 | 219 | 58 |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | 56 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 198 | 238 | 57 |
| Pee Dee Cyclones | 56 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 225 | 280 | 40 |
| Florida Seals* | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 110 | 105 | 23 |
:‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners : Advanced to playoffs
The Florida Seals folded mid-season after not meeting contractual obligations to their arena. A one-round dispersal draft was held January 5, with each team choosing one player from the Seals' roster. The picks were as follows: Pee Dee - Justin Keller, Jacksonville - Lawne Snyder, Fayetteville - Rob Sich, Richmond - Matt Balser, Columbus - Chad Haacke, Knoxville - Craig Geerlinks, Huntsville - Craig Miller.
Attendance
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 109,615 | 28 | 3,914 |
| Richmond | 95,756 | 28 | 3,419 |
| Fayetteville | 93,301 | 28 | 3,332 |
| Columbus | 92,534 | 28 | 3,304 |
| Knoxville | 90,640 | 28 | 3,237 |
| Jacksonville | 70,773 | 26 | 2,722 |
| Florida | 34,470 | 17 | 2,027 |
| Pee Dee | 36,928 | 26 | 1,420 |
President's Cup playoffs
| RD2-to-RD1 = yes | team-width = 175 | RD1-legs1 = 5 | RD1-legs2 = 5 | RD3-legs1 = 5 | RD3-legs2 = 5
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Columbus Cottonmouths | RD1-score1-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=4 | RD1-score1-4=3 | RD1-score1-5=x | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=Jacksonville Barracudas | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3=2 | RD1-score2-4=4 | RD1-score2-5=x
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=5 | RD1-score3-3=x | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=Huntsville Havoc | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score4-3=x
| RD1-seed5=5 | RD1-team5=Richmond Renegades | RD1-score5-1=4 | RD1-score5-2=2 | RD1-score5-3=2 | RD1-seed6=2 | RD1-team6=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD1-score6-1=3 | RD1-score6-2=8 | RD1-score6-3=6
| RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=5 | RD2-score1-3=x | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score2-3=x
| RD3-seed1=6 | RD3-team1=Jacksonville Barracudas | RD3-score1-1=1 | RD3-score1-2=5 | RD3-score1-3=3 | RD3-score1-4=3 | RD3-score1-5=x | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD3-score2-1=3 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score2-3=2 | RD3-score2-4=5 | RD3-score2-5=x
(1) Columbus Cottonmouths vs. (6) Jacksonville Barracudas
The Columbus Cottonmouths and the Jacksonville Barracudas play at best of 5 round that will take the place of the first two playoff rounds. The other four teams will play a best of 3 game Quarter-final and Semi-final round.
| Game-by-Game | Score | Columbus goals | Jacksonville goals | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 29 | at Columbus 1, Jacksonville 2 | 2OT 5:06 | Mark Prentice |
| 2 | March 30 | at Columbus 3, Jacksonville 4 | OT 1:15 | Ryan Haggarty, Mark Prentice, Daryl Moor |
| 3 | April 1 | at Jacksonville 2, Columbus 4 | Galloway Carroll 3, Ryan Rutz | |
| 4 | April 3 | at Jacksonville 4, Columbus 3 | Craig Stahl 2, Jason Price | |
| Jacksonville win series 3-1 | Prentice 2 | Zoryk 4, Garner 4, Murphy 2 |
Quarter-finals
:Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics
(2) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (5) Richmond Renegades
| Game-by-Game | Score | Knoxville goals | Richmond goals | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 30 | at Knoxville 3, Richmond 4 | 2OT 4:17 | Rob Flynn, Tim Vitek, Matt Kohansky |
| 2 | March 31 | at Richmond 2, Knoxville 8 | Mike Tuomi 3, Matt Kohansky, Robbie Rangus, Curtis Menzul, Nick Fouts, Mike Craigen | |
| 3 | April 3 | at Knoxville 6, Richmond 2 | Curtis Menzul, Robbie Rangus 2, David Segal, Doug Searle, Mike Tuomi | |
| Knoxville win series 2-1 | Tuomi 4, Rangus 3,Kohansky 2 | Schremp 2 |
(3) Fayetteville FireAntz vs. (4) Huntsville Havoc
| Game-by-Game | Score | Fayetteville goals | Huntsville goals | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 30 | at Fayetteville 3, Huntsville 2 | Jarrett Robertson, Robert Sich 2 | |
| 2 | March 31 | at Huntsville 4, Fayetteville 5 | OT 5:41 | Tim Velemirovich 2, Mike Clarke 2, Jarrett Robertson |
| Fayetteville win series 2-0 | Robertson 2, Sich 2, Velemirovich 2, Clarke 2 | Monkman 2, Buccella 2 |
Semi-finals
:Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics
(2) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (3) Fayetteville FireAntz
| Game-by-Game | Score | Knoxville goals | Fayetteville goals | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 6 | at Knoxville 1, Fayetteville 4 | Mike Tuomi | |
| 2 | April 7 | at Fayetteville 5, Knoxville 2 | Kevin Swider, Matt Kohansky | |
| Fayetteville win series 2-0 | Velemirovich 2 |
Finals
0 – 2 0 – 3 1 – 3
Zoryk (Thomas, LeColst) (PP) - 51:07 34:12 - Stephens (Dobek, Tataryn) (PP) 43:36 - Welter (Velemirovich, Sich) 0 – 2 0 – 3 1 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 4 3 – 4 3 – 5 4 – 5 5 – 5 5 – 6
Hickman (Doherty, Zoryk) - 24:33 Zoryk (Rochefort, Thomas) - 38:38
Webb (Doherty, Zoryk) - 41:40
Garner (Thomas, Murphy) - 42:12 Thomas (LeColst, Zoryk) - 48:05 02:33 - Clarke (Sich, Welter) (PP) 04:06 - Welter (Sich, Velemirovich) (PP)
41:13 - Stephens (Clarke, Row) (PP)
41:52 - Welter (Sich, Velemirovich)
53:44 - Row (Welter, Sich) 0 – 2 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3
Sich (Clarke, Welter) (PP) - 30:36
Velemirovich (Welter, Clarke) (PP) - 50:49 09:14 - LeColst (Zoryk, Thomas)
37:06 - LeColst (Webb, Wagner) (PP) 2 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 1 4 – 1 4 – 2 4 – 3 5 – 3 Sich (Welter, Velemirovich) (PP) - 06:18 Norrington (Welter) - 27:01
Sich (Row) (PP) - 37:07
Tataryn (Stephens) (EN) - 59:11
34:13 - Webb (Hickman)
46:30 - Garner (Cassells, Murphy) (PP) 54:10 - Webb (Doherty, Garner)
Awards
SPHL award winners were announced March 28, 2007.
| Playoff MVP: | Chad Collins (Fayetteville) |
|---|
All-Star selections
| 1st Team All-Stars |
|---|
| 2nd Team All-Stars |
|---|
| Rookie All-Stars |
|---|
References
References
- (March 28, 2007). "SPHL's Third Regular Season Ends". Press release.
- (April 19, 2007). "FireAntz Win SPHL President's Cup". Press release.
- (April 25, 2006). "Renegades return to Richmond in SPHL". Press release.
- "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com.
- (January 5, 2007). "Florida Seals cease operations". Press release.
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