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2008–09 SPHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008–09 SPHL season |
| league | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | August 24, 2008–April 16, 2009 |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champs | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| MVP | Travis Kauffeldt (Huntsville) |
| top_scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| playoffs | Playoffs |
| conf1 | Finals |
| conf1_link | President's Cup (SPHL) |
| conf1_champ | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| conf1_runner-up | Fayetteville FireAntz |
| playoffs_MVP | Kirk Irving (Knoxville) |
| seasonslistnames | SPHL |
| prevseason_link | 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| prevseason_year | 2007–08 |
| nextseason_link | 2009–10 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| nextseason_year | 2009–10 |
| conf1_runner-up = Fayetteville FireAntz
The 2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fifth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began August 24, 2008, and ended April 16, 2009, after a 60-game regular season and a four-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears captured their second consecutive championship.
Preseason
The Jacksonville Barracudas franchise was suspended from the season due to lack of a search for a arena. The team would eventually fold.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Cottonmouths | ||||
| Fayetteville FireAntz | ||||
| Huntsville Havoc | ||||
| Knoxville Ice Bears | ||||
| Richmond Renegades | ||||
| Twin City Cyclones |
Map of teams
Regular season
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Ice Bears‡ | 60 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 216 | 171 | 79 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 60 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 194 | 196 | 69 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 60 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 212 | 224 | 65 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 60 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 204 | 197 | 65 |
| Richmond Renegades | 60 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 215 | 235 | 63 |
| Twin City Cyclones | 60 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 208 | 236 | 56 |
:‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners : Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 106,848 | 30 | 3,561 |
| Fayetteville | 102,637 | 30 | 3,421 |
| Knoxville | 101,054 | 30 | 3,368 |
| Richmond | 99,071 | 30 | 3,302 |
| Columbus | 82,415 | 30 | 2,747 |
| Twin City | 33,909 | 30 | 1,130 |
President's Cup playoffs
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score1-3=2 | RD1-score1-4=3 | RD1-score1-5=3 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Huntsville Havoc | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=4 | RD1-score2-4=4 | RD1-score2-5=2
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=7 | RD1-score3-3=4 | RD1-score3-4=3 | RD1-score3-5=2 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Columbus Cottonmouths | RD1-score4-1=9 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-3=3 | RD1-score4-4=5 | RD1-score4-5=0
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD2-score1-1=5 | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score1-3=3 | RD2-score1-4=1 | RD2-score1-5=1 | RD2-score1-6=5 | RD2-score1-7=3 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-score2-3=2 | RD2-score2-4=4 | RD2-score2-5=2 | RD2-score2-6=4 | RD2-score2-7=1
Finals
0 – 2 0 – 3 0 – 4 1 – 4 2 – 4 2 – 5
Sich (Rapoza) (SH) - 44:36 Moreland (Snyder, Leveille) (PP) - 53:47 17:43 - Pelkey (Norrie, Harris) 27:14 - Vitek (Carter, Swider) 29:00 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP)
17:51 - Vitek (Swider, Martell) (EN) 2 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 1 Sich (Snyder, Rapoza) (PP) - 48:23 Ruberto (Colangelo) - 50:11
54:11 - Vitek (Pelkey, Swider) (PP) 1 – 1 2 – 1 2 – 2 3 – 2
Furdero (Norrie) - 29:27
Rebernik (Swider) - 75:53 27:47 - Ruberto (Colangelo, Snyder)
36:36 - Olauson (Rapoza, Snyder) (PP) 0 – 2 1 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 4
Swider (Carter) - 38:03 33:40 - Olauson (SH)
53:15 - Norrington (Colangelo, Ruberto) 59:54 - Sich (EN) 1 – 1 1 – 2
24:29 - Snyder (Sich, Moreland) (PP) 26:40 - Sich (Leveille, Moreland) 2 – 0 2 – 1 2 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 3 4 – 3 4 – 4 4 – 5 Sich (Hessler) - 05:51
Moreland (Leveille) - 34:42
Hessler (Leveille, Cryer) - 47:06
08:22 - Pelkey (Carter, Keller) (PP) 29:26 - Pelkey (Rebernik)
42:02 - Rebernik (Furdero, Pelkey) (PP)
58:49 - Vitek (Furdero, Carter) 71:52 - Pelkey (Harris, Pallardy) 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 McConnachie (Ruberto) - 15:05
17:52 - Rebernik (Harris, Furdero) 31:35 - Rebernik (Furdero, Norrie)
Awards
SPHL Award winners were announced April 23, 2009.
| Playoff MVP: | Kirk Irving (Knoxville) |
|---|
All-Star selections
| 1st Team All-Stars |
|---|
| 2nd Team All-Stars |
|---|
| Rookie All-Stars |
|---|
References
References
- (March 24, 2009). "SPHL honors Kauffeldt". The Huntsville Times.
- Gates, Nick. (June 21, 2009). "Murray liking SPHL expansion". [[Knoxville News Sentinel]].
- "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com.
- (March 23, 2009). "Renegades Named SPHL Award Winners". Press release.
- (April 1, 2010). "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release.
- Gates, Nick. (April 16, 2009). "Repeat performance on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentinel.
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