| 2021–22 SPHL season | |
| League: | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | October 15, 2021 – May 3, 2022 |
| No Of Games: | 56 |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | William B. Coffey Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Mvp: | Alec Baer (Peoria) |
| Top Scorer: | Alec Baer (Peoria) |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Finals |
| Conf1 Link: | President's Cup (SPHL) |
| Conf1 Champ: | Peoria Rivermen |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Jack Berry (Peoria) |
| Seasonslistnames: | SPHL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2020–21 SPHL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2022–23 SPHL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 SPHL season was the 18th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The playoffs concluded on May 3, 2022 with the Peoria Rivermen defeating the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs in 4 games in the President's Cup Finals, claiming their first President's Cup.[1]
After playing a shortened 2020–21 season with only five teams, the league returned with all ten clubs from the 2019–20 season and added an expansion team, the Vermilion County Bobcats.[2] [3]
As of April 10, 2022.[4]
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 220 | 136 | ||
| 56 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 194 | 124 | ||
| 56 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 219 | 126 | ||
| 56 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 197 | 140 | ||
| 56 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 191 | 157 | ||
| 56 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 189 | 164 | ||
| 56 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 162 | 155 | ||
| 56 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 176 | 181 | ||
| 56 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 144 | 198 | ||
| 56 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 123 | 250 | ||
| e– | 56 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 83 | 267 |
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 10, 2022.[5]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria Rivermen | 53 | 26 | 54 | 80 | 32 | 36 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 47 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 40 | 151 | ||
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 9 | 30 | ||
| Huntsville Havoc | 54 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 17 | 24 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 50 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 15 | 22 | ||
| Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 55 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 52 | ||
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 35 | 16 | ||
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 23 | 24 | ||
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 46 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 5 | 37 | ||
| Pensacola Ice Flyers | 50 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 22 | 22 |
The following goaltenders with a minimum 660 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of April 10, 2022.[6]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | W | L | OT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Havoc | 32 | 1,892 | 928 | 61 | 3 | 1.93 | .934 | 22 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 43 | 2,446 | 1,161 | 83 | 5 | 2.04 | .929 | 29 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Fayetteville Marksmen | 22 | 1,288 | 608 | 46 | 2 | 2.14 | .924 | 17 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 24 | 1,394 | 659 | 51 | 2 | 2.20 | .923 | 18 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Fayetteville Marksmen | 21 | 1,271 | 710 | 50 | 1 | 2.36 | .930 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
For 2022, the format returned to the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualifying for the playoffs.[7]
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of May 3, 2022.[8]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
The following goaltenders with a minimum 350 minutes played lead the playoffs in goals against average. Updated as of May 3, 2022.[9]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | W | L | OT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad City Storm | 6 | 357 | 173 | 14 | 0 | 2.25 | .919 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Peoria Rivermen | 9 | 492 | 263 | 20 | 0 | 2.44 | .924 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 8 | 386 | 167 | 18 | 0 | 2.80 | .892 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Award | Recipient(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Peoria Rivermen | ||
| William B. Coffey Trophy (Best regular-season record) | Knoxville Ice Bears | |
| Defenseman of the Year | Jason Price (Knoxville)[10] | |
| Rookie of the Year | Marcel Godbout (Peoria)[11] | |
| Goaltender of the Year | Hunter Vorva (Huntsville)[12] | |
| Coach of the Year | Jeff Carr (Knoxville)[13] | |
| Most Valuable Player | Alec Baer (Peoria)[14] | |
| Leading Scorer Award | Alec Baer (Peoria)[15] |
| Position | First Team[16] | Second Team | All-Rookie[17] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | G | Hunter Vorva (Huntsville) | Eric Levine (Peoria) | Kristian Stead (Knoxville) | |
| align=center | D | Jason Price (Knoxville) Donald Olivieri (Fayetteville) | Joe Sova (Quad City) Dylan Carabia (Pensacola) | Dylan Carabia (Pensacola) Zach Wilkie (Peoria) | |
| align=center | F | Alec Baer (Peoria) Alec Hagaman (Peoria) Sy Nutkevitch (Huntsville) Jacob Barber (Huntsville) | Mac Jansen (Roanoke) Marcel Godbout (Peoria) Anthony McVeigh (Knoxville) | Marcel Godbout (Peoria) Taylor Best (Fayetteville) Weiland Parrish (Pensacola) Carson Rose (Birmingham) |