| 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)[1] |
| 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)[2] |
| 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 |
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.
The Richmond Renegades joined the league as an expansion franchise, succeeding the United Hockey League's Richmond RiverDogs.[3]
| Team[4] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Cottonmouths‡ | 56 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 217 | 181 | 74 | |
| 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 219 | 185 | 70 | ||
| 56 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 246 | 205 | 70 | ||
| 56 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 221 | 210 | 62 | ||
| 56 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 187 | 219 | 58 | ||
| 56 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 198 | 238 | 57 | ||
| 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.[5]
| 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 |
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.
| width=10% colspan=2 | Game-by-Game | width=25% colspan=2 | Score | width=25% | Columbus goals | width=25% | Jacksonville goals | width=12% | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 29 | at Columbus 1, Jacksonville 2 | 2OT 5:06 | Mark Prentice | Steve Zoryk, Greg LeColst | Ryan Person | |||
| 2 | March 30 | at Columbus 3, Jacksonville 4 | OT 1:15 | Ryan Haggarty, Mark Prentice, Daryl Moor | Steve Zoryk 2, Tyrone Garner 2 | Ryan Person | |||
| 3 | April 1 | at Jacksonville 2, Columbus 4 | Galloway Carroll 3, Ryan Rutz | Tyrone Garner, Jim Murphy | Chad Rycroft | ||||
| 4 | April 3 | at Jacksonville 4, Columbus 3 | Craig Stahl 2, Jason Price | Steve Zoryk, Jim Murphy, Tyrone Garner 2 | Ryan Person | ||||
| Jacksonville win series 3-1 | Prentice 2 | Zoryk 4, Garner 4, Murphy 2 |
Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics
| width=10% colspan=2 | Game-by-Game | width=25% colspan=2 | Score | width=25% | Knoxville goals | width=25% | Richmond goals | width=12% | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 30 | at Knoxville 3, Richmond 4 | 2OT 4:17 | Rob Flynn, Tim Vitek, Matt Kohansky | Dean Jackson, Tyler Schremp, Danny White, Donald Melnyk | Doug Groenestege | |||
| 2 | March 31 | at Richmond 2, Knoxville 8 | Mike Tuomi 3, Matt Kohansky, Robbie Rangus, Curtis Menzul, Nick Fouts, Mike Craigen | JJ Wrobel, Joe Pace | Terry Dunbar | ||||
| 3 | April 3 | at Knoxville 6, Richmond 2 | Curtis Menzul, Robbie Rangus 2, David Segal, Doug Searle, Mike Tuomi | Tyler Schremp, Brian Goudie | Terry Dunbar | ||||
| Knoxville win series 2-1 | Tuomi 4, Rangus 3,Kohansky 2 | Schremp 2 |
| width=10% colspan=2 | Game-by-Game | width=25% colspan=2 | Score | width=25% | Fayetteville goals | width=25% | Huntsville goals | width=12% | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 30 | at Fayetteville 3, Huntsville 2 | Jarrett Robertson, Robert Sich 2 | Bill Monkman, Tristan Senior | Chad Collins | ||||
| 2 | March 31 | at Huntsville 4, Fayetteville 5 | OT 5:41 | Tim Velemirovich 2, Mike Clarke 2, Jarrett Robertson | Bill Monkman, Dan Buccella 2, Craig Bushey | Chad Collins | |||
| Fayetteville win series 2-0 | Robertson 2, Sich 2, Velemirovich 2, Clarke 2 | Monkman 2, Buccella 2 |
Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics
| width=10% colspan=2 | Game-by-Game | width=25% colspan=2 | Score | width=25% | Knoxville goals | width=25% | Fayetteville goals | width=12% | Winning goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 6 | at Knoxville 1, Fayetteville 4 | Mike Tuomi | Tim Velemirovich, Josh Welter, BJ Stephens, Jarrett Robertson | Chad Collins | ||||
| 2 | April 7 | at Fayetteville 5, Knoxville 2 | Kevin Swider, Matt Kohansky | Tim Velemirovich, Marc Norrington, Josh Tataryn, Robert Sich, Bryan Dobek | Chad Collins | ||||
| Fayetteville win series 2-0 | Velemirovich 2 |
SPHL award winners were announced March 28, 2007.[1]
| President's Cup | Fayetteville FireAntz | |
| Commissioner's Cup | Columbus Cottonmouths | |
| League MVP: | Rob Sich (Fayetteville) | |
| Rookie of the Year: | Tim Velemirovich (Fayetteville) | |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Brian Goudie (Richmond) | |
| Goalie of the Year: | Chad Rycroft (Columbus) | |
| Coach of the Year: | John Marks (Fayetteville) | |
| Franchise of the Year: | Huntsville Havoc | |
| Playoff MVP: | Chad Collins (Fayetteville) |