2012–13 SPHL season

The 2012–13 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the ninth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The regular season began October 26, 2012 and ended April 14, 2013, after a 56-game regular season and an 8-team playoff. The Fayetteville FireAntz captured their first SPHL regular season title.[1] The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Huntsville Havoc in the President's Cup final 2 games to 1 to win the team's first President's Cup.[2]

2012–13 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 26, 2012–April 14, 2013
Regular season
Season championsFayetteville FireAntz
Season MVPCanada Josh McQuade (Fayetteville)
Top scorerCanada Josh McQuade (Fayetteville)
Playoffs
Finals championsPensacola Ice Flyers
  Finals runners-upHuntsville Havoc
SPHL seasons

Regular season

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Final standings

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Team[3]GP W L OTLGF GA Pts
Fayetteville FireAntz563518319515473
Louisiana IceGators563417517216773
Pensacola Ice Flyers563318517114971
Knoxville Ice Bears563319418015770
Columbus Cottonmouths562824414913860
Mississippi Surge562523815215658
Mississippi RiverKings562424816518356
Huntsville Havoc562129613517948
Augusta RiverHawks561931615018644
William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

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TeamTotalGamesAverage
Huntsville98,393283,514
Knoxville96,570283,448
Fayetteville96,313283,439
Pensacola92,087283,288
Columbus79,260282,830
Mississippi RiverKings70,373282,513
Louisiana64,080282,288
Mississippi Surge58,496282,089
Augusta51,247281,830
League706,8192522,804

President's Cup playoffs

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First RoundSemifinalsFinal
               
1Fayetteville FireAntz24X
8Huntsville Havoc3*5*X
2Louisiana IceGators32***1
8Huntsville Havoc515
4Knoxville Ice Bears33X
5Columbus Cottonmouths00X
8Huntsville Havoc120
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3Pensacola Ice Flyers2*12
6Mississippi Surge13X
3Pensacola Ice Flyers45X
3Pensacola Ice Flyers31
4Knoxville Ice Bears20
7Mississippi RiverKings554
2Louisiana IceGators725*

* indicates overtime period.

Finals

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All times are local (EDT/CDT)

April 9, 2013
7:05pm
Huntsville1 – 2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, Florida

Attendance: 3,632
Game reference
Jesse KallechyGoaliesRoss MacKinnonReferees:
Andrew Howard
Tyler Puddifant
Stuart Stefan (Fidler, Gurtler) - 17:081–0
1–119:10 - Mitchell Good (Soehner, Dupuis)
1–217:01 - Dan Buccella (Cooper, Knowlton)
2 minPenalties2 min
44Shots72
April 12, 2013
7:30pm
Pensacola1 – 2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)
HuntsvilleVon Braun Center
Huntsville, Alabama

Attendance: 4,856
Game reference
Ross MacKinnonGoaliesJesse KallechyReferees:
Peter MacDougall
Curtis Marouelli
Patrick Knowlton (Dunbar) - pp - 16:101–0
1–110:30 - Aaron McGill (Fidler, DeBruyn)
1–219:51 - Justin Fox (Stefan, McGill)
43 minPenalties39 min
37Shots25
April 14, 2013
6:05pm
Huntsville0 – 2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, Florida

Attendance: 4,693
Game reference
Jesse KallechyGoaliesRoss MacKinnonReferees:
Tyler Puddifant
Curtis Marouelli
0–12:07 - Patrick Knowlton (Dunbar, Vossberg)
0–212:32 - Brad Cooper (Dunbar, Chong)
2 minPenalties4 min
28Shots46

Awards

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The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced on March 27, 2013, the All-SPHL teams on March 28, Defenseman of the Year on March 29, Rookie of the Year on April 1, Goaltender of the Year on April 2, Coach of the Year on April 3, and Most Valuable Player on April 4.[4]

2012–13 SPHL awards
AwardRecipient(s)Finalists
President's CupPensacola Ice FlyersHuntsville Havoc
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)
Fayetteville FireAntz
Easton Defenseman of the YearAndrew Smale (Fayetteville)Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana)
Easton Rookie of the YearMatt Gingera (Columbus)Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana)
Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola)
Sher-Wood Goaltender of the YearRiley Gill (Louisiana)Andrew Loewen (Columbus)
Easton Coach of the YearMark DeSantis (Fayetteville)Kevin Kaminski (Louisiana)
Easton Most Valuable PlayerJosh McQuade (Fayetteville)Riley Gill (Louisiana)

All-SPHL selections

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  Position  First Team[5]Second Team[6]All-Rookie[7]
G Riley Gill (Louisiana) Andrew Loewen (Columbus) Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola)
D Andrew Smale (Fayetteville) Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana)
D Mark Van Vliet (Knoxville) Bret Tyler (Columbus) Mike Kavanagh (Fayetteville)
F Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) Matt Gingera (Columbus) Derek Elliott (Fayetteville)
F Matt Robertson (Louisiana) Eric Satim (Knoxville) Matt Gingera (Columbus)
F Ryan Salvis (Pensacola) Matt Whitehead (Mississippi RiverKings) Todd Hosmer (Mississippi RiverKings))

References

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  1. ^ "Fayetteville FireAntz clinch SPHL regular-season title". thesphl.com. March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "Huntsville Havoc loses to Pensacola in SPHL championship game". al.com. April 14, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "SPHL Awards Schedule Announced". thesphl.com. March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "Fayetteville, Louisiana Head All-SPHL First Team". thesphl.com. March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "All-SPHL Second Team Announced". thesphl.com. March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  7. ^ "SPHL Announces All-Rookie Team". thesphl.com. March 27, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.