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 MVP Josh McQuade (Fayetteville)
Top scorer Josh McQuade (Fayetteville)
Playoffs
Finals championsPensacola Ice Flyers
  Finals runners-upHuntsville Havoc

Regular season

Final standings
Team[3] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Fayetteville FireAntz‡563518319515473
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
Team Total Games Average
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
  First Round Semifinals Final
                                       
  1 Fayetteville FireAntz 2 4  
8 Huntsville Havoc 3* 5*  
  2 Louisiana IceGators 3 2*** 1  
  8 Huntsville Havoc 5 1 5  
4 Knoxville Ice Bears 3 3
  5 Columbus Cottonmouths 0 0  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)   8 Huntsville Havoc 1 2 0
  3 Pensacola Ice Flyers 2* 1 2
  6 Mississippi Surge 1 3  
3 Pensacola Ice Flyers 4 5  
3 Pensacola Ice Flyers 3 1
  4 Knoxville Ice Bears 2 0  
7 Mississippi RiverKings 5 5 4
  2 Louisiana IceGators 7 2 5*  

* indicates overtime game.

Finals

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
April 12, 2013
7:30pm		Pensacola1 – 2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)		HuntsvilleVon Braun Center
Huntsville, Alabama
Attendance: 4,856
April 14, 2013
6:05pm		Huntsville0 – 2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)		PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, Florida
Attendance: 4,693

Awards

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