2007–08 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 25, 2007–April 13, 2008
Regular season
Season championsKnoxville Ice Bears
Season MVPKevin Swider (Knoxville)[1]
Top scorerKevin Swider (Knoxville)
Playoffs
Finals championsKnoxville Ice Bears
  Finals runners-upJacksonville Barracudas

The 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 25, 2007, and ended April 13, 2008, after a 52-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their second SPHL championship.

Preseason

The Pee Dee Cyclones moved from Florence, South Carolina, to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and changed their name to the Twin City Cyclones. The league also named a new commissioner, Jim Combs, in June 2007.[2]

Regular season

Final standings

Team[3] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Knoxville Ice Bears‡523216419916968
Jacksonville Barracudas523017520116765
Fayetteville FireAntz522519818619858
Richmond Renegades522722317817457
Twin City Cyclones522325418520750
Columbus Cottonmouths522422616818650
Huntsville Havoc522327219521148
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

Team Total Games Average
Fayetteville102,208263,931
Richmond101,476263,902
Huntsville99,672263,833
Knoxville93,633263,601
Columbus83,590263,215
Twin City30,698261,180
Jacksonville29,200261,123

President's Cup playoffs

Finals

April 10, 2008
7:30 pm		Jacksonville2 – 6KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 1,971
Game reference
Tim HaunGoaliesKirk IrvingReferee:
Nick Krebsbach
0 – 102:22 - Rutt (Manny)
Furdero (Rebernik, Morris) - 04:161 – 1
1 – 219:47 - Swider (Harris)
1 – 334:52 - Rutt (Cherneski, Harris)
1 – 436:20 - Craigen (Swider, Harris) (PP)
1 – 545:54 - Pelkey (Manny, Harris) (SH)
Rollins (Wagner, Thomas) - 47:112 – 5
2 – 654:22 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP)
8 minPenalties6 min
21Shots35
April 12, 2008
7:35 pm		Knoxville4 – 3JacksonvilleJacksonville Ice, Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 1,656
Game reference
Kirk IrvingGoaliesRyan PersonReferee:
Joe Sullivan
Vitek (Swider) - 02:26 (PP)1 – 0
Wrobel (Harris, Swider) - 27:06 (PP)2 – 0
2 – 129:53 - Webb (Geerlinks, Shaw)
Vitek (Swider, Craigen) - 31:37 (PP)3 – 1
3 – 240:17 - Rebernik (Thomas, Wagner)
Pelkey (Rutt) - 46:574 – 2
4 – 348:57 - Swartzentruber (Webb, Colangelo)
25 minPenalties21 min
20Shots42
April 13, 2008
7:30 pm		Jacksonville2 – 4KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 2,229
Game reference
Ryan PersonGoaliesKirk IrvingReferee:
Dan Dreger
0 – 101:19 - Pelkey (Rutt)
0 – 209:51 - Swider (Smith, Craigen)
Thomas (Wagner, Geerlinks) - 12:121 – 2
Webb (MacDonald, Rochefort) - 12:222 – 2
2 – 337:32 - Vitek (Lynch, Craigen)
2 – 453:53 - Vitek (Harris, Swider) (PP)
8 minPenalties10 min
32Shots24

Awards

SPHL award winners were announced March 24, 2008.[4]

President's Cup:Knoxville Ice Bears
Coffey Trophy:Knoxville Ice Bears
League MVP:Kevin Swider (Knoxville)
Rookie of the Year:Taylor Hustead (Twin City)[4]
Defenseman of the Year:Dan Vandermeer (Richmond)[5]
Goaltender of the Year:Tim Haun (Jacksonville)[6]
Coach of the Year:Rick Alain (Jacksonville)[5]
Playoff MVP:Kirk Irving (Knoxville)[7]


References

  1. ↑ Gates, Nick (March 25, 2008). "Swider named SPHL's MVP again". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ "SPHL Hires Commissioner, Wraps Up Summer Meetings". Press release. June 26, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Hustead And Moore Receive League Recognition". Press release. March 24, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Vandermeer Defenseman Of The Year". Press release. March 24, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Mississippi's Bill Zaniboni Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ Gates, Nick (April 14, 2008). "Ice Bears on Hockey Top". Knoxville News Sentential. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
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