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2007–08 SPHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2007–08 SPHL season |
| league | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | October 25, 2007–April 13, 2008 |
| 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 | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| conf1_runner-up | Jacksonville Barracudas |
| seasonslistnames | SPHL |
| prevseason_link | 2006–07 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| prevseason_year | 2006–07 |
| nextseason_link | 2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| nextseason_year | 2008–09 |
| conf1_runner-up = Jacksonville Barracudas
The 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 25, 2007, and ended April 13, 2008, after a 52-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their second SPHL championship.
Preseason
The Pee Dee Cyclones moved from Florence, South Carolina, to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and changed their name to the Twin City Cyclones. The league also named a new commissioner, Jim Combs, in June 2007.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Cottonmouths | ||||
| Fayetteville FireAntz | ||||
| Huntsville Havoc | ||||
| Jacksonville Barracudas | ||||
| Knoxville Ice Bears | ||||
| Richmond Renegades | ||||
| Twin City Cyclones |
Map of teams
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Regular season
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Ice Bears‡ | 52 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 199 | 169 | 68 |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | 52 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 201 | 167 | 65 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 52 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 186 | 198 | 58 |
| Richmond Renegades | 52 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 178 | 174 | 57 |
| Twin City Cyclones | 52 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 185 | 207 | 50 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 52 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 168 | 186 | 50 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 52 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 195 | 211 | 48 |
:‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners : Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 102,208 | 26 | 3,931 |
| Richmond | 101,476 | 26 | 3,902 |
| Huntsville | 99,672 | 26 | 3,833 |
| Knoxville | 93,633 | 26 | 3,601 |
| Columbus | 83,590 | 26 | 3,215 |
| Twin City | 30,698 | 26 | 1,180 |
| Jacksonville | 29,200 | 26 | 1,123 |
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=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=5 | RD1-score1-3=2 | RD1-score1-4=2 | RD1-score1-5=6 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=Columbus Cottonmouths | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=4 | RD1-score2-4=4 | RD1-score2-5=3 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score3-2=5 | RD1-score3-3=x | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=Richmond Renegades | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score4-3=x | RD1-seed5=5 | RD1-team5=Twin City Cyclones | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score5-2=4 | RD1-score5-3=x | RD1-seed6=2 | RD1-team6=Jacksonville Barracudas | RD1-score6-1=4 | RD1-score6-2=7 | RD1-score6-3=x | RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score1-3=3 | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=Jacksonville Barracudas | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score2-3=6 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=4 | RD3-score1-3=4 | RD3-score1-4=x | RD3-score1-5=x | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Jacksonville Barracudas | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score2-2=3 | RD3-score2-3=2 | RD3-score2-4=x | RD3-score2-5=x
Finals
1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 4 1 – 5 2 – 5 2 – 6 Furdero (Rebernik, Morris) - 04:16
Rollins (Wagner, Thomas) - 47:11
19:47 - Swider (Harris) 34:52 - Rutt (Cherneski, Harris) 36:20 - Craigen (Swider, Harris) (PP) 45:54 - Pelkey (Manny, Harris) (SH)
54:22 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP) 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 4 – 2 4 – 3 Wrobel (Harris, Swider) - 27:06 (PP)
Vitek (Swider, Craigen) - 31:37 (PP)
Pelkey (Rutt) - 46:57
29:53 - Webb (Geerlinks, Shaw)
40:17 - Rebernik (Thomas, Wagner)
48:57 - Swartzentruber (Webb, Colangelo) 0 – 2 1 – 2 2 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 4
Thomas (Wagner, Geerlinks) - 12:12 Webb (MacDonald, Rochefort) - 12:22 09:51 - Swider (Smith, Craigen)
37:32 - Vitek (Lynch, Craigen) 53:53 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP)
Awards
SPHL award winners were announced March 24, 2008.
| Playoff MVP: | Kirk Irving (Knoxville) |
|---|
All-Star selections
| 1st Team All-Stars |
|---|
| 2nd Team All-Stars |
|---|
| Rookie All-Stars |
|---|
References
References
- Gates, Nick. (March 25, 2008). "Swider named SPHL's MVP again". Knoxville News Sentinel.
- (June 26, 2007). "SPHL Hires Commissioner, Wraps Up Summer Meetings". Press release.
- "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com.
- (March 24, 2008). "Hustead And Moore Receive League Recognition". Press release.
- (March 24, 2008). "Vandermeer Defenseman Of The Year". Press release.
- (April 1, 2010). "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release.
- Gates, Nick. (April 14, 2008). "Ice Bears on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentential.
- (March 25, 2008). "Hessler, Velemirovich Honored By SPHL". Press release.
- (March 24, 2008). "Two Cottonmouths Named To SPHL Rookie Team". Press release.
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