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2018–19 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 2018–April 2019
Number of games56
Number of teams10
Regular season
William B. Coffey TrophyPeoria Rivermen
Season MVPJosh Harris (Birmingham)
Top scorerRyan Salked (Huntsville)
Playoffs
Finals championsHuntsville Havoc
  Finals runners-upBirmingham Bulls
Playoffs MVPMax Milosek (Huntsville)
SPHL seasons

The 2018–19 SPHL season is the 15th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).

League business

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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]

Team changes

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Teams

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2018-19 Southern Professional Hockey League
Team City Arena
Birmingham Bulls Pelham, Alabama Pelham Civic Center
Evansville Thunderbolts Evansville, Indiana Ford Center
Fayetteville Marksmen Fayetteville, North Carolina Crown Complex
Huntsville Havoc Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center
Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Macon Mayhem Macon, Georgia Macon Coliseum
Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Bay Center
Peoria Rivermen Peoria, Illinois Carver Arena
Quad City Storm Moline, Illinois TaxSlayer Center
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Roanoke, Virginia Berglund Center

Map of teams

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SPHL teams

Regular season

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Standings

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Final standings:[6]

Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Peoria Rivermen‡ 56 40 7 9 201 123 89
Birmingham Bulls 56 39 15 2 204 147 80
Huntsville Havoc 56 36 17 3 209 152 75
Knoxville Ice Bears 56 29 22 5 169 166 63
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 56 28 24 4 168 177 60
Macon Mayhem 56 27 24 5 160 156 59
Pensacola Ice Flyers 56 26 24 6 143 150 58
Fayetteville Marksmen 56 25 23 8 172 201 58
Quad City Storm 56 18 33 5 143 197 41
Evansville Thunderbolts 56 12 38 6 124 224 30
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

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Team Total Games Average
Huntsville 138,106 28 4,932
Knoxville 106,906 28 3,818
Peoria 102,018 28 3,643
Pensacola 100,717 28 3,597
Roanoke 97,950 28 3,498
Quad City 89,064 28 3,180
Birmingham 66,563 28 2,377
Fayetteville 62,075 28 2,216
Evansville 57,151 28 2,041
Macon 56,572 28 2,020
League 877,122 280 3,132

Statistical leaders

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Scoring leaders

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The following players are sorted by points, then goals.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Salked Huntsville Havoc 55 28 37 65 40
Ben Blasko Peoria Rivermen 55 18 47 65 24
Josh Harris Birmingham Bulls 55 25 38 63 73
Sy Nutkevitch Huntsville Havoc 55 12 45 57 33
Kyle Sharkey Huntsville Havoc 51 17 38 55 32
Jake Trask Macon Mayhem 51 28 26 54 24
Alec Hagaman Peoria Rivermen 54 18 36 54 147
John Siemer Macon Mayhem 56 15 39 54 33
Justin Greenberg Peoria Rivermen 49 19 34 53 14
Jacob Barber Birmingham Bulls 56 25 24 49 30

Leading goaltenders

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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; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss

Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OTL
Stephen Klein Peoria Rivermen 32 1756 713 56 5 1.91 .921 21 5 3
Storm Phaneuf Peoria Rivermen 22 1272 430 44 1 2.07 .898 15 2 4
Brian Billett Pensacola Ice Flyers 38 2139 1021 76 5 2.13 .926 19 11 5
Mavric Parks Birmingham Bulls 42 2472 1394 94 6 2.28 .933 30 9 2
Max Milosek Huntsville Havoc 30 1783 870 68 1 2.29 .922 23 6 1

President's Cup playoffs

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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]

Playoff bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Championships
         
1 Peoria 0
5 Roanoke 2
2 Birmingham 2
5 Roanoke 1
2 Birmingham 2
8 Fayetteville 1
2 Birmingham 0
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Huntsville 2
3 Huntsville 2
7 Pensacola 1
3 Huntsville 2
4 Knoxville 0
4 Knoxville 2
6 Macon 0

Quarterfinals

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(1) Peoria Rivermen vs. (5) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

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April 10 Peoria Rivermen 3–4 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Berglund Center  
No scoring First period Mac Jansen (1) – 9:51
13:27 – Ben Oskroba (1)
18:25 – Kevin Patterson (1)
18:39 – Joe Kalisz (1) 		Second period Mac Jansen (2) – 11:51
No scoring Third period Colton Wolter (1) – 5:48
Josh Nenadal (1) – 17:22
Storm Phaneuf (20 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Jacob Caffrey (30 saves / 33 shots)
April 12 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 4–3 Peoria Rivermen Owens Center  
Jordan Carvalho (1) – sh – 10:33
Maxime Guyon (1) – 15:48 		First period No scoring
Cody Dion (1) – 6:41
Maxime Guyon (2) – 8:43 		Second period 16:15 – pp – Justin Greenberg (1)
No scoring Third period 11:47 – Pijus Rulevičius (1)
17:38 – pp – Ralfs Grīnbergs (1)
Jacob Caffrey (41 saves / 44 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Klein (7 saves / 10 shots)
Storm Phaneuf (10 saves / 11 shots)
Roanoke won series 2–0


(2) Birmingham Bulls vs. (8) Fayetteville Marksmen

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April 12 Birmingham Bulls 0–4 Fayetteville Marksmen Crown Coliseum  
No scoring First period Brandon McMartin (1) – 17:09
No scoring Second period Cody Brown (1) – 10:27
Taylor McCloy (1) – pp – 13:51
No scoring Third period Jake Hauswirth (1) – pp – 19:15
Mavric Parks (28 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Jason Pawloski (30 saves / 30 shots)
April 13 Fayetteville Marksmen 2–3 Birmingham Bulls Pelham Civic Center  
Sam Wilbur (1) – pp – 19:59 First period 15:35 – pp – Josh Harris (1)
Brian Bowen (1) – 4:45 Second period 13:59 – Taylor Dickin (1)
No scoring Third period 10:03 – pp – Cole Golka (1)
Jason Pawloski (45 saves / 48 shots) Goalie stats Mavric Parks (17 saves / 19 shots)
April 14 Fayetteville Marksmen 0–5 Birmingham Bulls Pelham Civic Center  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Geoff Crisfield (1) – pp – 1:38
Craig Simchuck (1) – pp – 4:13
Geoff Crisfield (2) – 10:38
No scoring Third period Taylor Dickin (2) – 11:37
Shane Topf (1) – en – 18:36
Jason Pawloski (24 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Mavric Parks (40 saves / 40 shots)
Birmingham won series 2–1


(3) Huntsville Havoc vs. (7) Pensacola Ice Flyers

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April 11 Pensacola Ice Flyers 1–3 Huntsville Havoc Huntsville IcePlex  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 0:27 – sh – Ryan Salked (1)
Andrew Schmit (1) – 1:39 Third period 9:45 – Sy Nutkevitch (1)
11:58 – Christian Powers (1)
Brian Billett (34 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Max Milosek (41 saves / 42 shots)
April 13 Huntsville Havoc 2–3 OT Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola Bay Center  
19:01 – Rob Darrar (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Donald Olivieri (1) – pp – 2:41
Joseph Drapluk (1) – 5:56
7:36 – Josh Bowes (1) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Tim Moore (1) – 4:23
Max Milosek (48 saves / 51 shots) Goalie stats Brian Billett (29 saves / 31 shots)
April 14 Pensacola Ice Flyers 3–4 Huntsville Havoc Huntsville IcePlex  
No scoring First period Kyle Sharkey (1) – 10:59
Trevor Gerling (1) – 18:36
4:57 – Joseph Drapluk (2)
13:14 – Ryan Marcuz (1) 		Second period No scoring
18:12 – Joseph Drapluk (3) Third period Rob Darrar (2) – 2:19
Peter Sikalis (1) – 4:39
Brian Billett (35 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Max Milosek (47 saves / 50 shots)
Huntsville won series 2–1


(4) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (6) Macon Mayhem

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April 10 Macon Mayhem 1–3 Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville Civic Coliseum  
No scoring First period 18:03 – pp – Stefan Brucato (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Derek Sutliffe (1) – pp – 7:23 Third period 3:10 – pp – Stanislav Dzakhov (1)
19:49 – en – Stefan Brucato (2)
Kevin Entmaa (19 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Hayden Stewart (32 saves / 33 shots)
April 12 Knoxville Ice Bears 3–2 Macon Mayhem Macon Coliseum  
17:39 – sh – Mitchell Mueller (1) First period Jake Trask (1) – 8:01
No scoring Second period No scoring
13:47 – Mitchell Mueller (2)
18:27 – Chandler Madry (1) 		Third period Derek Sutliffe (2) – 12:05
Hayden Stewart (29 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Jordan Ruby (19 saves / 22 shots)
Knoxville won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(2) Birmingham Bulls vs. (5) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

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April 18 Birmingham Bulls 4–3 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Berglund Center  
3:35 – Shane Topf (2)
9:48 – pp – Garrett Schmitz (1) 		First period Adrian Carbonara (1) – 7:54
11:53 – Mike Davis Second period Colin Murray (1) – pp – 6:15
Mac Jansen (3) – 19:56
1:12 – Mike Crocock (1) Third period No scoring
Mavric Parks (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Jacob Caffrey (15 saves / 19 shots)
April 19 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 4–1 Birmingham Bulls Pelham Civic Center  
Ben Bauer (1) – pp – 10:31 First period No scoring
Josh Nenadal (2) – 2:34
Cam Bakker (1) – pp – 10:23 		Second period No scoring
Cam Bakker (2) – en – 18:33 Third period 17:19 – Taylor Dickin (3)
Jacob Caffrey (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Mavric Parks (11 saves / 13 shots)
Sebastian Andersson (9 saves / 10 shots)
April 20 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 4–6 Birmingham Bulls Pelham Civic Center  
14:35 – Mac Jansen (4) First period Justin Larson (1) – pp – 7:41
Craig Simchuck (2) – 14:03
3:35 – pp – Cody Dion (2)
9:34 – Mac Jansen (5)
11:12 – Cody Dion (3) 		Second period Geoff Crisfield (3) – pp – 12:01
Taylor Dickin (4) – 18:12
No scoring Third period Jacob Barber (1) – pp – 3:25
Geoff Crisfield (4) – pp – 13:27
Jacob Caffrey (24 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Mavric Parks (31 saves / 35 shots)
Birmingham won series 2–1


(3) Huntsville Havoc vs. (4) Knoxville Ice Bears

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April 18 Knoxville Ice Bears 2–3 OT Huntsville Havoc Huntsville IcePlex  
No scoring First period No scoring
Scott Cuthrell (1) – sh – 14:14
Scott Cuthrell (2) – 15:58 		Second period 3:26 – pp – Trevor Gerling (2)
No scoring Third period 5:28 – Tyler Piacentini (1)
No scoring First overtime period 7:24 – Tyler Piacentini (2)
Hayden Stewart (54 saves / 57 shots) Goalie stats Max Milosek (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 20 Huntsville Havoc 3–2 OT Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville Civic Coliseum  
9:44 – pp – Connor Schmidt (1) First period No scoring
7:14 – pp – Christian Powers (2) Second period David Brančík (1) – 7:44
No scoring Third period Spencer Metcalfe (1) – pp – 3:09
10:46 – Nolan Kaiser (1) First overtime period No scoring
Max Milosek (36 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Hayden Stewart (29 saves / 32 shots)
Macon won series 2–0


President's Cup Finals

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(2) Birmingham Bulls vs. (3) Huntsville Havoc

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April 26 Huntsville Havoc 4–3 OT Birmingham Bulls Huntsville IcePlex  
No scoring First period 4:49 – Mike Davis (2)
Derek Perl (1) – 1:29
Sy Nutkevitch (2) – 2:47
Tyler Piacentini (3) – sh – 17:40 		Second period No scoring
Jacob Barber (2) – pp – 0:59 Third period 2:29 – Cole Golka (2)
Rob Darrar (3) – 5:44 First overtime period No scoring
Max Milosek (31 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Mavric Parks (38 saves / 42 shots)
April 27 Birmingham Bulls 2–4 Huntsville Havoc Pelham Civic Center  
10:34 – pp – Josh Harris (2) First period John Schiavo (1) – 15:27
No scoring Second period Kyle Sharkey (2) – 8:16
15:47 – Shane Topf (3) Third period Kyle Sharkey (3) – pp – 12:58
Christian Powers (3) – en – 19:11
Mavric Parks (37 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Max Milosek (32 saves / 34 shots)
Huntsville won series 2–0


Playoff scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Geoff Crisfield Birmingham Bulls 8 4 6 10 15
Rob Darrar Huntsville Havoc 7 3 5 8 0
Kyle Sharkey Huntsville Havoc 7 3 5 8 2
Jacob Barber Birmingham Bulls 8 2 6 8 4
Mac Jensen Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 5 5 2 7 0
Shane Topf Birmingham Bulls 8 3 4 7 6
Cam Bakker Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 5 2 5 7 2
Craig Simchuck Birmingham Bulls 8 2 5 7 8
Trevor Gerling Huntsville Havoc 7 2 4 6 4
Sy Nutkevitch Huntsville Havoc 7 2 4 6 4

Playoff leading goaltenders

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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; OTL = Overtime loss

Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OTL
Hayden Stewart Knoxville Ice Bears 4 258 153 9 0 2.09 .941 2 0 2
Max Milosek Huntsville Havoc 7 448 283 16 0 2.14 .943 6 0 1
Jason Pawloski Fayetteville Marksmen 3 175 106 7 1 2.39 .934 1 2 0
Mavric Parks Birmingham Bulls 8 451 251 22 1 2.92 .912 4 3 1
Brian Billett Pensacola Ice Flyers 3 178 107 9 0 2.92 .916 1 2 0

Awards

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Award Recipient(s) Finalists
President's Cup 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)

All-SPHL selections

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Position First Team[8] Second Team[9] All-Rookie[10]
G Mavric Parks (Birmingham) Brian Billett (Pensacola) Stephen Klein (Peoria)
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
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)

References

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  1. ^ "Jim Combs to Step Down as SPHL President". OurSportsCentral.com. September 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Doug Price Appointed Commissioner of the Southern Professional Hockey League". OurSportsCentral.com. January 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "SPHL adding Quad City for 2018-2019 season". SPHL. May 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mississippi RiverKings Suspend Operations for 2018-2019 Season". OurSportsCentral.com. May 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Letter from the President". OurSportsCentral.com. May 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "2018–19 SPHL Standings". thesphl.wttstats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "SPHL Announces 2018-2019 Playoff Format". OurSportsCentral.com. September 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "SPHL Announces All-League First Team Selections". SPHL. April 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "SPHL Announces All-League Second Team". SPHL. April 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "SPHL announces 2018-2019 All-Rookie Team". SPHL. April 11, 2019.
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