| 2015–16 SPHL season | |
| League: | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | October 23, 2015–April 9, 2016 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champ Name: | William B. Coffey Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Peoria Rivermen |
| Mvp: | Garrett Bartus (Macon) |
| Top Scorer: | Corey Banfield (Pensacola) |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Finals |
| Conf1 Link: | President's Cup (SPHL) |
| Conf1 Champ: | Pensacola Ice Flyers |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Peoria Rivermen |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Bryan Hince (Pensacola) |
| Seasonslistnames: | SPHL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2014–15 SPHL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2016–17 SPHL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 SPHL season was the 12th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Peoria Rivermen in the President's Cup final 3 games to none to win their 3rd SPHL title in 4 years.
On May 4, 2015, the SPHL held an expansion draft in preparation for the Macon Mayhem to begin play as the league's 9th team.[1]
Final standings[2]
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria Rivermen‡ | 56 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 196 | 125 | 83 | |
| 56 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 175 | 157 | 67 | ||
| 56 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 151 | 161 | 66 | ||
| 56 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 167 | 145 | 65 | ||
| 56 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 163 | 165 | 64 | ||
| 56 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 151 | 162 | 56 | ||
| 56 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 151 | 158 | 56 | ||
| 56 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 138 | 157 | 53 | ||
| 56 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 124 | 186 | 46 |
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
Advanced to playoffs
| Team | Total | Games | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 117,298 | 28 | 4,187 | |
| Peoria | 109,466 | 28 | 3,909 | |
| Pensacola | 107,521 | 28 | 3,840 | |
| Knoxville | 91,902 | 28 | 3,282 | |
| Fayetteville | 78,460 | 28 | 2,802 | |
| Columbus | 77,043 | 28 | 2,751 | |
| Mississippi | 65,232 | 28 | 2,329 | |
| Louisiana | 59,063 | 28 | 2,109 | |
| Macon | 58,653 | 28 | 2,094 | |
| League | 764,638 | 252 | 3,034 |
Home team is listed first.
| Peoria Rivermen | |||
| William B. Coffey Trophy (Best regular-season record) | |||
| Easton Defenseman of the Year | Brandon Greenside (Peoria) | Jason Price (Knoxville) | |
| Easton Rookie of the Year | John Lidgett (Huntsville) | Joseph Manno (Fayetteville) | |
| Goaltender of the Year | Garrett Bartus (Macon) | Kyle Rank (Peoria) | |
| Easton Coach of the Year | Jean-Guy Trudel (Peoria) | Jeff Bes (Fayetteville) Rod Aldoff (Pensacola) | |
| Easton Most Valuable Player | Garrett Bartus (Macon) | Corey Banfield (Pensacola) | |
| Kevin Swider Leading Scorer Award | Corey Banfield (Pensacola) |
| Position | First Team | Second Team | All-Rookie | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | G | Garrett Bartus (Macon) | Kyle Rank (Peoria) | Brandon Jaeger (Columbus) | |
| align=center | D | Brandon Greenside (Peoria) | Dave Pszenyczny (Peoria) | Corey Hale (Knoxville) | |
| align=center | D | Jason Price (Knoxville) | Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) | Mike Krieg (Pensacola) | |
| align=center | F | Corey Banfield (Pensacola) | Jake Hauswirth (Louisiana) | Zac Frischmon (Louisiana) | |
| align=center | F | Kyle Gibbons (Fayetteville) | Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) | John Lidgett (Huntsville) | |
| align=center | F | Adam Pawlick (Pensacola) | Shawn Skelly (Macon) | Joseph Manno (Fayetteville) |