2007–08 SPHL season
| 2007–08 SPHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Season MVP | Kevin Swider (Knoxville)[1] |
| Top scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Finals runners-up | Jacksonville Barracudas |
The 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 25, 2007, and ended April 13, 2008, after a 52-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their second SPHL championship.
Preseason
The Pee Dee Cyclones moved from Florence, South Carolina, to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and changed their name to the Twin City Cyclones. The league also named a new commissioner, Jim Combs, in June 2007.[2]
Regular season
Final standings
| Team[3] | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Ice Bears‡ | 52 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 199 | 169 | 68 |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | 52 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 201 | 167 | 65 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 52 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 186 | 198 | 58 |
| Richmond Renegades | 52 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 178 | 174 | 57 |
| Twin City Cyclones | 52 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 185 | 207 | 50 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 52 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 168 | 186 | 50 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 52 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 195 | 211 | 48 |
- ‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
- Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 102,208 | 26 | 3,931 |
| Richmond | 101,476 | 26 | 3,902 |
| Huntsville | 99,672 | 26 | 3,833 |
| Knoxville | 93,633 | 26 | 3,601 |
| Columbus | 83,590 | 26 | 3,215 |
| Twin City | 30,698 | 26 | 1,180 |
| Jacksonville | 29,200 | 26 | 1,123 |
President's Cup playoffs
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 6 | 4 | 4 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 2 | 3 | 2 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 4 | 5 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond Renegades | 1 | 4 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Twin City Cyclones | 3 | 4 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 4 | 7 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
Finals
| April 10, 2008 7:30 pm |
Jacksonville | 2 – 6 |
Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 1,971 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Haun | Goalies | Kirk Irving | Referee: Nick Krebsbach | |
Furdero (Rebernik, Morris) - 04:16 Rollins (Wagner, Thomas) - 47:11 |
0 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 4 1 – 5 2 – 5 2 – 6 |
02:22 - Rutt (Manny) 19:47 - Swider (Harris) 34:52 - Rutt (Cherneski, Harris) 36:20 - Craigen (Swider, Harris) (PP) 45:54 - Pelkey (Manny, Harris) (SH) 54:22 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP) | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 21 | Shots | 35 | ||
| April 12, 2008 7:35 pm |
Knoxville | 4 – 3 |
Jacksonville | Jacksonville Ice, Jacksonville, FL Attendance: 1,656 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Irving | Goalies | Ryan Person | Referee: Joe Sullivan | |
| Vitek (Swider) - 02:26 (PP) Wrobel (Harris, Swider) - 27:06 (PP) Vitek (Swider, Craigen) - 31:37 (PP) Pelkey (Rutt) - 46:57 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 4 – 2 4 – 3 |
29:53 - Webb (Geerlinks, Shaw) 40:17 - Rebernik (Thomas, Wagner) 48:57 - Swartzentruber (Webb, Colangelo) | ||
| 25 min | Penalties | 21 min | ||
| 20 | Shots | 42 | ||
| April 13, 2008 7:30 pm |
Jacksonville | 2 – 4 |
Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,229 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Person | Goalies | Kirk Irving | Referee: Dan Dreger | |
Thomas (Wagner, Geerlinks) - 12:12 Webb (MacDonald, Rochefort) - 12:22 |
0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2 2 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 4 |
01:19 - Pelkey (Rutt) 09:51 - Swider (Smith, Craigen) 37:32 - Vitek (Lynch, Craigen) 53:53 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP) | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 24 | ||
Awards
SPHL award winners were announced March 24, 2008.[4]
| President's Cup: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Coffey Trophy: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| League MVP: | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| Rookie of the Year: | Taylor Hustead (Twin City)[4] |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Dan Vandermeer (Richmond)[5] |
| Goaltender of the Year: | Tim Haun (Jacksonville)[6] |
| Coach of the Year: | Rick Alain (Jacksonville)[5] |
| Playoff MVP: | Kirk Irving (Knoxville)[7] |
References
- ↑ Gates, Nick (March 25, 2008). "Swider named SPHL's MVP again". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ↑ "SPHL Hires Commissioner, Wraps Up Summer Meetings". Press release. June 26, 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ↑ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hustead And Moore Receive League Recognition". Press release. March 24, 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Vandermeer Defenseman Of The Year". Press release. March 24, 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ↑ "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. April 1, 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ Gates, Nick (April 14, 2008). "Ice Bears on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentential. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
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