The 2010–11 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the seventh season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 21, 2010, and ended April 15, 2011, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Mississippi Surge captured their first SPHL championship.
Preseason
The Augusta Riverhawks joined the SPHL, after the departure of the city's ECHL franchise two years prior.[2][3]
Regular season
Final standings
| Team[4] | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Surge‡ | 56 | 37 | 19 | 207 | 157 | 74 |
| Augusta Riverhawks | 56 | 35 | 21 | 203 | 177 | 70 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 30 | 26 | 168 | 158 | 60 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 56 | 29 | 27 | 169 | 171 | 58 |
| Pensacola Ice Flyers | 56 | 28 | 28 | 187 | 195 | 56 |
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 27 | 29 | 186 | 187 | 54 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 56 | 22 | 34 | 170 | 184 | 44 |
| Louisiana IceGators | 56 | 16 | 40 | 170 | 231 | 32 |
- ‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
- Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 98,372 | 28 | 3,513 |
| Knoxville | 95,563 | 28 | 3,412 |
| Fayetteville | 93,056 | 28 | 3,323 |
| Pensacola | 84,433 | 28 | 3,015 |
| Columbus | 79,116 | 28 | 2,825 |
| Mississippi | 71,360 | 28 | 2,548 |
| Louisiana | 50,971 | 28 | 1,820 |
| Augusta | 45,853 | 28 | 1,637 |
| League | 618,724 | 224 | 2,762 |
President's Cup playoffs
| First round | Second round | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mississippi Surge | 4 | 8 | 3* | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mississippi Surge | 3 | 4* | 5 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Huntsville Havoc | 2 | 4 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Augusta Riverhawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 4 | 5 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Augusta Riverhawks | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pensacola Ice Flyers | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Augusta Riverhawks | 5 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
* indicates overtime game.
Finals
| April 12, 2011 7:05 pm | Augusta | 2–3 (1–2, 0–0, 1–1) | Mississippi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS Attendance: 1,077 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Jon Olthuis | Goalies | Bill Zaniboni | Referees: Thomas Chmielewski Jacob Brenk, James Sanders | ||||||||||||||
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| 11 min | Penalties | 15 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||
| April 13, 2011 7:05 pm | Augusta | 3 – 4 OT (0–0, 1–3, 0–2, 0–1) | Mississippi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS Attendance: 1,291 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Peter Skoggard | Goalies | Bill Zaniboni | Referees: Brent Coulombe James Sanders, Tyler Puddifant | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 15, 2011 7:30 pm | Mississippi | 5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Augusta | James Brown Arena, Augusta, GA Attendance: 2,251 |
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| Bill Zaniboni | Goalies | Jon Olthuis | Referees: Donald Jablonski Jr. Jacob Brenk, Jason Schulz | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 38 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Awards
The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 24, 2011, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 25, Defenseman of the Year on March 28, Goaltender of the Year on March 29, Rookie of the Year on March 30, Coach of the Year on March 31, and MVP on April 1.[5]
| President's Cup: | Mississippi Surge |
| Coffey Trophy: | Mississippi Surge |
| League MVP: | Matt Auffrey (Augusta)[1] |
| Rookie of the Year: | Chris Wilson (Pensacola)[6] |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Mark van Vliet (Knoxville)[7] |
| Goaltender of the Year: | Mark Sibbald (Huntsville)[8] |
| Coach of the Year: | Brad Ralph (Augusta)[9] |
All-SPHL selections
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References
- ^ a b "Augusta's Matt Auffrey Voted SBK Most Valuable Player". Press release. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ "Hockey Returning To Augusta, GA In 2010". TheSPHL.com. February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ Byler, Billy (March 13, 2010). "Fans pick River Hawks as hockey team's nickname". Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ "SPHL Awards Schedule Announced". Press release. March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ "Pensacola's Chris Wilson Named SBK Rookie of the Year". Press release. March 30, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ "Knoxville's Mark Van Vliet Named SBK Defenseman of the Year". Press release. March 28, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ "Huntsville's Mark Sibbald Named SBK Goaltender of the Year". Press release. March 29, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "Augusta's Brad Ralph Named SBK Coach of the Year". Press release. March 31, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ "All-SPHL First Team Announced". Press release. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ "All-SPHL Second Team Announced". Press release. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ "SPHL Names All-Rookie Team". Press release. March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.