| 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: |  Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) |
| Top Scorer: | 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 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
| Team[3] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville FireAntz‡ | 56 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 195 | 154 | 73 | |
| 56 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 172 | 167 | 73 | ||
| 56 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 171 | 149 | 71 | ||
| 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 180 | 157 | 70 | ||
| 56 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 149 | 138 | 60 | ||
| 56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 152 | 156 | 58 | ||
| 56 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 165 | 183 | 56 | ||
| 56 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 135 | 179 | 48 | ||
| 56 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 150 | 186 | 44 |
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
Advanced to playoffs
| 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 |
* indicates overtime period.
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.[4]
| Award | Recipient(s) | Finalists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Havoc | |||
| William B. Coffey Trophy (Best regular-season record) | |||
| 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) |
| Position | First Team[5] | Second Team[6] | All-Rookie[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | G |  Riley Gill (Louisiana) | Andrew Loewen (Columbus) | Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola) | |
| align=center | D | Andrew Smale (Fayetteville) | Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) | Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) | |
| align=center | D | Mark Van Vliet (Knoxville) | Bret Tyler (Columbus) | Mike Kavanagh (Fayetteville) | |
| align=center | F | Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) | Matt Gingera (Columbus) | Derek Elliott (Fayetteville) | |
| align=center | F | Matt Robertson (Louisiana) | Eric Satim (Knoxville) | Matt Gingera (Columbus) | |
| align=center | F | Ryan Salvis (Pensacola) | Matt Whitehead (Mississippi RiverKings) | Todd Hosmer (Mississippi RiverKings)) |