2016–17 SPHL season

2016–17 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 21, 2016–April 8, 2017
Number of teams10
Regular Season
William B. Coffey TrophyMacon Mayhem
Season MVPSean Bonar (Fayetteville)
Top scorerTayler Thompson (Fayetteville)
Playoffs
Finals championsMacon Mayhem
  Finals runners-upPeoria Rivermen
Playoffs MVPJordan Ruby (Macon)
SPHL seasons

The 2016–17 SPHL season was the 13th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).

League business

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Team changes

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Teams

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2016-17 Southern Professional Hockey League
Team City Arena
Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center
Evansville Thunderbolts Evansville, Indiana Ford Center
Fayetteville FireAntz 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
Mississippi RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi Landers Center
Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Bay Center
Peoria Rivermen Peoria, Illinois Carver Arena
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[5]

Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Macon Mayhem‡ 56 37 13 6 178 146 80
Fayetteville FireAntz 56 36 17 3 174 130 75
Peoria Rivermen 56 32 13 11 182 145 75
Huntsville Havoc 56 34 16 6 200 165 74
Mississippi RiverKings 56 32 21 3 172 162 67
Knoxville Ice Bears 56 29 20 7 175 178 65
Pensacola Ice Flyers 56 27 21 8 171 154 62
Columbus Cottonmouths 56 22 30 4 153 199 48
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 56 17 30 9 158 216 43
Evansville Thunderbolts 56 14 32 10 138 206 38
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

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Team Total Games Average
Huntsville 130,166 28 4,648
Peoria 112,713 28 4,025
Pensacola 104,631 28 3,736
Knoxville 101,123 28 3,611
Roanoke 87,831 28 3,136
Evansville 63,854 28 2,280
Mississippi 63,276 28 2,259
Columbus 63,220 28 2,257
Macon 52,052 28 1,859
Fayetteville 52,013 28 1,857
League 830,879 280 2,967

President's Cup playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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

Finals

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Home team is listed first.
April 28 Peoria Rivermen 1–2 Macon Mayhem Carver Arena Recap  
Michael Colantone – 1:35 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 6:27 – John Siemer
10:49 – PP – Stephen Pierog
Storm Phaneuf 23 shots / 21 saves Goalie stats Jordan Ruby 26 shots / 25 saves
April 30 Macon Mayhem 2–1 Peoria Rivermen Macon Coliseum Recap  
Dennis Sicard – 16:12 First period No scoring
Jake Trask – 16:11 Second period 1:52 – Cody Dion
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jordan Ruby 40 shots / 39 saves Goalie stats Storm Phaneuf 34 shots / 32 saves
Macon wins series 2–0


Awards

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2016–17 SPHL awards
Award Recipient(s) Finalists
President's Cup Macon Mayhem Peoria Rivermen
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)		 Macon Mayhem
Defenseman of the Year Louis Belisle (Pensacola) Nolan Kaiser (Huntsville)
Stuart Stefan (Huntsville)
Rookie of the Year Mike Moran (Mississippi) Keegan Bruce (Columbus)
Goaltender of the Year Sean Bonar (Fayetteville) Jordan Ruby (Macon)
Coach of the Year Kevin Kerr (Macon) Jeff Bes (Fayetteville)
Most Valuable Player Sean Bonar (Fayetteville) Tayler Thompson (Fayetteville)
Kevin Swider Leading Scorer Award Tayler Thompson (Fayetteville)

All-SPHL selections

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Position First Team Second Team All-Rookie
G Sean Bonar (Fayetteville) Jordan Ruby (Macon) Storm Phaneuf (Peoria)
D Louis Belisle (Pensacola) Nick Schneider (Roanoke) Nathan Bruyere (Pensacola)
D Nolan Kaiser (Huntsville) Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) Daniel Echeverri (Macon)
F Mike Moran (Mississippi) Keegan Bruce (Columbus) Keegan Bruce (Columbus)
F Sy Nutkevitch (Huntsville) Bobby Chaumont (Fayetteville) Mike Moran (Mississippi)
F Tayler Thompson (Fayetteville) Jake Hauswirth (Fayetteville) John Siemer (Macon)

References

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  1. ^ Berman, Mark (October 20, 2015). "Roanoke, hockey are 'a good match,' mayor says". Roanoke.com. The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "SPHL expanding to Roanoke, VA for 2016-2017 season". Southern Professional Hockey League. October 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Evansville will be home to Southern Professional Hockey League franchise". Evansville Courier & Press. February 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Louisiana IceGators suspend operations for 2016-2017 season". SPHL. May 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "2016–17 SPHL Standings". Pointstreak. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
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