2009–10 SPHL season explained

2009–10 SPHL season
League:Southern Professional Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:October 22, 2009–April 17, 2010
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Mississippi Surge
Mvp:Rob Sich (Fayetteville)[1]
Top Scorer:Kevin Swider (Knoxville)
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:Finals
Conf1 Link:President's Cup (SPHL)
Conf1 Champ:Huntsville Havoc
Conf1 Runner-Up:Mississippi Surge
Seasonslistnames:SPHL
Prevseason Link:2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season
Prevseason Year:2008–09
Nextseason Link:2010–11 Southern Professional Hockey League season
Nextseason Year:2010–11

The 2009–10 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 22, 2009, and ended April 17, 2010, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Huntsville Havoc captured their first SPHL championship.

Preseason

The Richmond Renegades[2] and Twin City Cyclones[3] franchises folded during the off-season. The Louisiana IceGators,[4] Mississippi Surge,[5] and Pensacola Ice Flyers[6] joined the league, after each of those markets had recently lost an ECHL team.

Regular season

Final standings

Team[7]
Mississippi Surge 56 34 14 8 210 165 76
56 31 16 9 199 178 71
56 31 22 3 231 213 65
56 30 23 3 228 199 63
56 25 23 8 176 205 58
56 22 27 7 171 207 51
56 23 31 2 175 223 48

William B. Coffey Trophy winners

Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

TeamTotalGamesAverage
Fayetteville 102,243 28 3,651
Huntsville 98,365 28 3,513
Pensacola 96,804 28 3,457
Knoxville 91,304 28 3,260
Columbus 78,331 28 2,797
Mississippi 74,223 28 2,650
Louisiana 54,779 28 1,956

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fayetteville's Rob Sich Voted SPHL Most Valuable Player . April 2, 2010 . Press release . 3 April 2010.
  2. Web site: Renegades Officially Done. April 30, 2009. Press release. 21 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Cyclones To Cease Operations. March 24, 2009. Press release. 21 April 2010.
  4. Web site: Hockey Returns to Lafayette. May 17, 2009. Press release. 21 April 2010.
  5. Web site: Coast Hockey Announces New Team Name. June 17, 2009. Press release. 21 April 2010.
  6. Web site: Pensacola Ice Flyers Will Play This Year. July 15, 2009. Press release. 21 April 2010.
  7. Web site: SPHL Standings . Pointstreak.com . 26 March 2010.