| 2018–19 SPHL season | |
| League: | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | October 2018–April 2019 |
| No Of Games: | 56 |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | William B. Coffey Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Peoria Rivermen |
| Mvp: | Josh Harris (Birmingham) |
| Top Scorer: | Ben Blasko (Peoria) |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Finals |
| Conf1 Link: | President's Cup (SPHL) |
| Conf1 Champ: | Huntsville Havoc |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Birmingham Bulls |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Max Milosek (Huntsville) |
| Seasonslistnames: | SPHL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2017–18 SPHL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2019–20 SPHL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 SPHL season is the 15th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).
After eleven seasons, president Jim Combs left the league to pursue other opportunities.[1] He originally joined the league in the 2007–08 season and had been league president since 2010–11. Combs was replaced by Doug Price on January 17, 2019.[2]
Final standings:[6]
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria Rivermen‡ | 56 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 201 | 123 | 89 | |
| 56 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 204 | 147 | 80 | ||
| 56 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 209 | 152 | 75 | ||
| 56 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 169 | 166 | 63 | ||
| 56 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 168 | 177 | 60 | ||
| 56 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 160 | 156 | 59 | ||
| 56 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 143 | 150 | 58 | ||
| 56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 172 | 201 | 58 | ||
| 56 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 143 | 197 | 41 | ||
| 56 | 12 | 38 | 6 | 124 | 224 | 30 |
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
Advanced to playoffs
For 2019, the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs. The league kept the format implemented in the previous season where the top three seeds choose their opponent from the bottom four qualifiers, calling it the "challenge round". The second round will still have the highest versus lowest remaining seed format.[7]
| Award | Recipient(s) | Finalists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Havoc | Birmingham Bulls | ||
| William B. Coffey Trophy (Best regular-season record) | Peoria Rivermen | ||
| Defenseman of the Year | Travis Jeke (Fayetteville) | Nick Neville (Peoria) Garrett Schmitz (Birmingham) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Ben Blasko (Peoria) | Brian Bowen (Fayetteville) Max Milosek (Huntsville) Garrett Schmitz (Birmingham) | |
| Goaltender of the Year | Mavric Parks (Birmingham) | Brian Billett (Pensacola) | |
| Coach of the Year | Jamey Hicks (Birmingham) | ||
| Most Valuable Player | Josh Harris (Birmingham) | Mavric Parks (Birmingham) | |
| Kevin Swider Leading Scorer Award | Ben Blasko (Peoria) | Josh Harris (Birmingham) |
| Position | First Team[8] | Second Team[9] | All-Rookie[10] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | G | Mavric Parks (Birmingham) | Brian Billett (Pensacola) | Stephen Klein (Peoria) | |
| align=center | D | Travis Jeke (Fayetteville) Garrett Schmitz (Birmingham) | Nick Neville (Peoria) Doug Rose (Knoxville) | Alec Brandrup (Huntsville) tie Doug Rose, (Knoxville) tie Garrett Schmitz, (Birmingham) tie | |
| align=center | F | Ben Blasko (Peoria) Josh Harris (Birmingham) Ryan Salkeld (Huntsville) | Justin Greenberg (Peoria) tie Alec Hagaman (Peoria) tie John Siemer (Macon) tie Jake Trask (Macon) | Ben Blasko (Peoria) Scott Cuthrell (Knoxville) Rob Darrar (Huntsville) |