2013–14 SPHL season

The 2013–14 Southern Professional Hockey League season is the 10th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Columbus Cottonmouths in the President's Cup final 2 games to none to repeat as winners of the President's Cup.[1]

2013–14 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 25, 2013–April 12, 2014
Regular season
Season championsPensacola Ice Flyers
Season MVPCanada Shawn McNeil (Louisiana)
Top scorerCanada Shawn McNeil (Louisiana)
Playoffs
Finals championsPensacola Ice Flyers
  Finals runners-upColumbus Cottonmouths
Playoffs MVPCanada Brett Lutes (Pensacola)

Preseason

The Augusta RiverHawks have suspended operations for the 2013-14 season due to failure of the ice system at the James Brown Arena. Team officials, the city of Augusta, and Global Spectrum could not reach an agreement on repairing or replacing the JBA's ice system in time for the club to commit to the forthcoming season.[2]

On May 15, 2013, it was announced that the CHL's Bloomington Thunder (formerly known as the Blaze[3]), along with the AHL's Peoria Rivermen, would move to the Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. The Rivermen had been notified that the Vancouver Canucks, who had purchased the team a month earlier, would not keep them in Peoria. The two teams will reportedly be owned by two former Rivermen executives, John Butler, Bart Rogers and David Holt with financial backing from former Rivermen owner Bruce Saurs.[4]

Regular season

Standings
Team[5] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Pensacola Ice Flyers‡563813520713981
Louisiana IceGators563518319817573
Peoria Rivermen563018815414468
Mississippi RiverKings563121417515066
Huntsville Havoc563121418015866
Columbus Cottonmouths562726318317357
Knoxville Ice Bears562524715716357
Mississippi Surge562228614018650
Fayetteville FireAntz562130514418347
Bloomington Thunder562033312519243
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

After games of March 22, 2014

Attendance
Team Total Games Average
Pensacola114,537284,090
Huntsville103,993283,714
Peoria98,176283,506
Knoxville95,556283,412
Fayetteville88,623283,165
Columbus76,618282,736
MS RiverKings70,991282,535
Louisiana66,438282,372
Bloomington66,025282,358
MS Surge59,277282,117
League840,2342803,000

After games of March 22, 2014

President's Cup playoffs
First Round Semifinals Final
               
1 Pensacola Ice Flyers 5 4* X
8 Mississippi Surge 1 3 X
1 Pensacola Ice Flyers 0 3 2
7 Knoxville Ice Bears 2 1 1
4 Mississippi RiverKings 4 2 3
5 Huntsville Havoc 2 4 5
1 Pensacola Ice Flyers 9 5 X
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
6 Columbus Cottonmouths 1 1 X
6 Columbus Cottonmouths 0 6 4
3 Peoria Rivermen 2 1 1
5 Huntsville Havoc 0 2 X
6 Columbus Cottonmouths 1 4 X
7 Knoxville Ice Bears 3 3* X
2 Louisiana IceGators 0 2 X

* indicates overtime period.

Finals

All times are local (EDT/CDT)

April 10, 2014
7:05pm		Columbus1 - 9
(0-3, 1-3, 0-3)		PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, Florida
Attendance: 4,266
Game reference
Andrew Loewen, Shannon SzabadosGoaliesRoss MacKinnonReferees:
Pete MacDougall
Mike Sheehan
0–1Ryan Salvis (Jeremy Gates, John Dunbar) 0:31
0–2Brett Lutes (Joe Caveney) 1:41
Will Aide (Alex Gallant, Chris Bailer) 1:561–2
1–3Ryan Salvis (Keegan Flaherty) 2:36
1–4Joe Caveney (Mitchell Good, Steve Bergin) 8:08
1–5Adam Pawlick (Ryan Salvis, John Dunbar) 15:20
1–6Corey Banfield (unassisted) 16:55
1–7Brett Lutes (power play) (Jeremy Gates, Adam Pawlick) 1:56
1–8Joe Caveney (power play) (Tyler Amburgey, Corey Banfield) 9:27
1–9Mitchell Good (Brett Lutes, Drew Baker) 10:00
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots33
April 12, 2014
7:30pm		Pensacola5 - 1
(2-1, 3-0, 0-0)		ColumbusColumbus Civic Center
Columbus, Georgia
Attendance: 4,127
Game reference
Ross MacKinnonGoaliesAndrew LoewenReferees:
Ken Anderson
Pete MacDougall
Brett Lutes (Steve Bergin, Drew Baker) 2:181–0
Brett Lutes (Drew Baker) 7:432–0
Corey Banfield (Tyler Amburgey, Paul Rodrigues) 8:213–0
Corey Banfield (Steve Whitely, Paul Rodrigues) 11:154–0
4–1Preston Shupe (Jason Gray) 11:35
John Dunbar (power play) (Jeremy Gates, Ryan Salvis) 16:505–1
17 minPenalties19 min
30Shots22

Awards

The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced on March 26, 2014, the All-SPHL teams on March 27, 2014, the Easton Defensemen of the Year on March 28, 2014, the Easton Rookie of the Year on March 31, 2014, the Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year on April 1, 2014, the Easton Coach of the Year on April 2, 2014, and the Easton Most Valuable Player on April 3, 2014.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

2013–14 SPHL awards
AwardRecipient(s)Finalists
President's CupPensacola Ice FlyersColumbus Cottonmouths
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)		Pensacola Ice Flyers
Easton Defenseman of the YearStuart Stefan (Huntsville)Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana)
Easton Rookie of the YearJoe Caveney (Pensacola)Garrett Vermeersch (Peoria)
Sher-Wood Goaltender of the YearKyle Rank (Peoria)Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola)
Easton Coach of the YearRod Aldoff (Pensacola)Jean-Guy Trudel (Peoria)
Easton Most Valuable PlayerShawn McNeil (Louisiana)Todd Hosmer (Mississippi Riverkings)

All-SPHL selections
  Position  First TeamSecond TeamAll-Rookie
G United States Kyle Rank (Peoria) United States Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola) Canada Kevin Genoe (Huntsville)
D Canada Andrew Randazzo (Mississippi RiverKings) Canada Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) United States Mike Grace (Mississippi RiverKings)
D Canada Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) United States Leland Fidler (Huntsville) Canada Jason Gray (Columbus)
F Canada Shawn McNeil (Louisiana) United States Garrett Vermeersch (Peoria) United States Garrett Vermeersch (Peoria)
F Canada Todd Hosmer (Mississippi RiverKings) Canada Matt Gingera (Columbus) United States Joe Caveney (Pensacola)
F United States Joe Caveney (Pensacola) United States Nick Lazorko (Huntsville) Canada Francis Drolet (Knoxville)

References
  1. "Ice Flyers Capture President's Cup". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  2. "Augusta RiverHawks won't be playing hockey in 2013-14". WRDW-Augusta. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  3. "Bloomington hockey franchise changes name to Thunder". The SHPL. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  4. Peoria to join SPHL under former Rivermen management team - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com
  5. "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  6. "SPHL Announces All-Rookie Team". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  7. "All-SPHL Second Team Announced". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  8. "SPHL Announces First Team Selections". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  9. "Huntsville's Stuart Stefan Named Easton Defenseman of the Year". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  10. "Pensacola's Joe Caveney Named Easton Rookie of the Year". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  11. "Peoria's Kyle Rank Named Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  12. "Pensacola's Rod Aldoff Named Easton Coach of the Year". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  13. "Louisiana's Shawn McNeil Named Easton Most Valuable Player". www.thesphl.com. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
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