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2012–13 SPHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2012–13 SPHL season |
| league | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| duration | October 26, 2012–April 14, 2013 |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champs | Fayetteville FireAntz |
| MVP | CAN Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) |
| top_scorer | CAN Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) |
| playoffs | Playoffs |
| conf1 | Finals |
| conf1_link | President's Cup (SPHL) |
| conf1_champ | Pensacola Ice Flyers |
| conf1_runner-up | Huntsville Havoc |
| seasonslistnames | SPHL |
| prevseason_link | 2011–12 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| prevseason_year | 2011–12 |
| nextseason_link | 2013–14 Southern Professional Hockey League season |
| nextseason_year | 2013–14 |
| conf1_runner-up = Huntsville Havoc
The 2012–13 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the ninth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The regular season began October 26, 2012 and ended April 14, 2013, after a 56-game regular season and an 8-team playoff. The Fayetteville FireAntz captured their first SPHL regular season title. The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Huntsville Havoc in the President's Cup final 2 games to 1 to win the team's first President's Cup.
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta RiverHawks | ||||
| Columbus Cottonmouths | ||||
| Fayetteville FireAntz | ||||
| Huntsville Havoc | ||||
| Knoxville Ice Bears | ||||
| Louisiana IceGators | ||||
| Mississippi RiverKings | ||||
| Mississippi Surge | ||||
| Pensacola Ice Flyers |
Map of teams
Regular season
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville FireAntz‡ | 56 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 195 | 154 | 73 |
| Louisiana IceGators | 56 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 172 | 167 | 73 |
| Pensacola Ice Flyers | 56 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 171 | 149 | 71 |
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 180 | 157 | 70 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 56 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 149 | 138 | 60 |
| Mississippi Surge | 56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 152 | 156 | 58 |
| Mississippi RiverKings | 56 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 165 | 183 | 56 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 135 | 179 | 48 |
| Augusta RiverHawks | 56 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 150 | 186 | 44 |
:‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners : Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 98,393 | 28 | 3,514 |
| Knoxville | 96,570 | 28 | 3,448 |
| Fayetteville | 96,313 | 28 | 3,439 |
| Pensacola | 92,087 | 28 | 3,288 |
| Columbus | 79,260 | 28 | 2,830 |
| Mississippi RiverKings | 70,373 | 28 | 2,513 |
| Louisiana | 64,080 | 28 | 2,288 |
| Mississippi Surge | 58,496 | 28 | 2,089 |
| Augusta | 51,247 | 28 | 1,830 |
| League | 706,819 | 252 | 2,804 |
President's Cup playoffs
| team-width=150
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Fayetteville FireAntz | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score1-3=X | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Huntsville Havoc | RD1-score2-1=3* | RD1-score2-2=5* | RD1-score2-3=X
| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score3-3=X | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Columbus Cottonmouths | RD1-score4-1=0 | RD1-score4-2=0 | RD1-score4-3=X
| RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team5=Mississippi Surge | RD1-score5-1=1 | RD1-score5-2=3 | RD1-score5-3=X | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-team6=Pensacola Ice Flyers | RD1-score6-1=4 | RD1-score6-2=5 | RD1-score6-3=X
| RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team7=Mississippi RiverKings | RD1-score7-1=5 | RD1-score7-2=5 | RD1-score7-3=4 | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8=Louisiana IceGators | RD1-score8-1=7 | RD1-score8-2=2 | RD1-score8-3=5*
| RD2-seed1=2 | RD2-team1=Louisiana IceGators | RD2-score1-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=2*** | RD2-score1-3=1 | RD2-seed2=8 | RD2-team2=Huntsville Havoc | RD2-score2-1=5 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-score2-3=5
| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3=Pensacola Ice Flyers | RD2-score3-1=3 | RD2-score3-2=1 | RD2-score3-3= | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=Knoxville Ice Bears | RD2-score4-1=2 | RD2-score4-2=0 | RD2-score4-3=
| RD3-seed1=8 | RD3-team1=Huntsville Havoc | RD3-score1-1=1 | RD3-score1-2=2 | RD3-score1-3=0 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=Pensacola Ice Flyers | RD3-score2-1=2* | RD3-score2-2=1 | RD3-score2-3=2
- indicates overtime period.
Finals
All times are local (EDT/CDT) 1–1 1–2 17:01 - Dan Buccella (Cooper, Knowlton) Pensacola, Florida 1–1 1–2 19:51 - Justin Fox (Stefan, McGill) Huntsville, Alabama 0–2 12:32 - Brad Cooper (Dunbar, Chong) Pensacola, Florida
Awards
The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced on March 27, 2013, the All-SPHL teams on March 28, Defenseman of the Year on March 29, Rookie of the Year on April 1, Goaltender of the Year on April 2, Coach of the Year on April 3, and Most Valuable Player on April 4.
| Award | Recipient(s) | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| President's Cup | Pensacola Ice Flyers | Huntsville Havoc |
| William B. Coffey Trophy | ||
| (Best regular-season record) | Fayetteville FireAntz | |
| Easton Defenseman of the Year | Andrew Smale (Fayetteville) | Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) |
| Easton Rookie of the Year | Matt Gingera (Columbus) | Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) |
| Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola) | ||
| Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year | Riley Gill (Louisiana) | Andrew Loewen (Columbus) |
| Easton Coach of the Year | Mark DeSantis (Fayetteville) | Kevin Kaminski (Louisiana) |
| Easton Most Valuable Player | Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) | Riley Gill (Louisiana) |
All-SPHL selections
| Position | url=http://www.thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_69909 | title=Fayetteville, Louisiana Head All-SPHL First Team | date=28 March 2013 | work=thesphl.com | accessdate=28 March 2013}} | url=http://www.thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_69905 | title=All-SPHL Second Team Announced | date=28 March 2013 | work=thesphl.com | accessdate=28 March 2013}} | url=http://www.thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_69793 | title=SPHL Announces All-Rookie Team | date=27 March 2013 | work=thesphl.com | accessdate=27 March 2013}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | USA Riley Gill (Louisiana) | CAN Andrew Loewen (Columbus) | USA Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola) | ||||||||||||
| D | CAN Andrew Smale (Fayetteville) | CAN Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) | CAN Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
| D | CAN Mark Van Vliet (Knoxville) | USA Bret Tyler (Columbus) | USA Mike Kavanagh (Fayetteville) | ||||||||||||
| F | CAN Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) | CAN Matt Gingera (Columbus) | USA Derek Elliott (Fayetteville) | ||||||||||||
| F | CAN Matt Robertson (Louisiana) | CAN Eric Satim (Knoxville) | CAN Matt Gingera (Columbus) | ||||||||||||
| F | CAN Ryan Salvis (Pensacola) | CAN Matt Whitehead (Mississippi RiverKings) | CAN Todd Hosmer (Mississippi RiverKings)) |
References
References
- (25 March 2013). "Fayetteville FireAntz clinch SPHL regular-season title". thesphl.com.
- (14 April 2013). "Huntsville Havoc loses to Pensacola in SPHL championship game". al.com.
- "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com.
- (25 March 2013). "SPHL Awards Schedule Announced". thesphl.com.
- (28 March 2013). "Fayetteville, Louisiana Head All-SPHL First Team". thesphl.com.
- (28 March 2013). "All-SPHL Second Team Announced". thesphl.com.
- (27 March 2013). "SPHL Announces All-Rookie Team". thesphl.com.
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