| 2005–06 SPHL season | |
| League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Season MVP | Matt Carmichael (Huntsville)[1] |
| Top scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Finals runners-up | Florida Seals |
The 2005–06 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the second season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 21, 2005, and ended April 12, 2006, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their first SPHL championship.
Preseason[]
The Asheville Aces, Macon Trax[2], and Winston-Salem Polar Twins[3] all folded following the 2004-05 season. Replacing them were the Florida Seals[4] and Pee Dee Cyclones[5].
A new playoff structure was announced, with the top seed and sixth seed playing each other in a best-of-5-game series, with the winner advancing to the championship. The second and fifth, and third and fourth seeds each play a best-of-3-game series, with the winners meeting in another 3-game series to determine the second finalist.[6]
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
| Team[7] | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Ice Bears‡ | 56 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 262 | 192 | 78 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 56 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 247 | 182 | 74 |
| Florida Seals | 56 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 211 | 174 | 71 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 56 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 224 | 175 | 68 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 203 | 186 | 67 |
| Pee Dee Cyclones | 56 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 201 | 307 | 39 |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | 56 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 183 | 315 | 32 |
- ‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
- Advanced to playoffs
Attendance[]
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 103,179 | 28 | 3,684 |
| Knoxville | 96,428 | 28 | 3,443 |
| Columbus | 90,518 | 28 | 3,232 |
| Huntsville | 87,871 | 28 | 3,183 |
| Florida | 57,538 | 28 | 2,054 |
| Jacksonville | 57,028 | 28 | 2,036 |
| Pee Dee | 40,626 | 28 | 1,450 |
President's Cup playoffs[]
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pee Dee Cyclones | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Seals | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Seals | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Seals | 4 | 5 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Huntsville Havoc | 2 | 3 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Huntsville Havoc | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Finals[]
| April 7, 2006 7:35 pm |
Florida | 3 – 6 |
Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,312 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Denike | Goalies | James Ronayne | ||
Miller (Zoryk) (PP) - 41:34 Peppler (Mnatsakanov, Zoryk) - 48:35 Deeves (Zoryk, Snyder) (PP) - 57:45 |
0 – 1 0 – 2 0 – 3 0 – 4 1 – 4 1 – 5 2 – 5 2 – 6 3 – 6 |
04:39 - Searle (Swider) (PP) 14:27 - Forsberg (Kovalcik, Craigen) 21:04 - Swider (Bermingham) (PP) 32:16 - Miller (Craigen) 44:45 - Daly (Menzul, Bermingham) (PP) 51:11 - Bermingham (Menzul, Swider) (PP) | ||
| 48 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||
| 33 | Shots | 39 | ||
| April 8, 2006 7:35 pm |
Florida | 1 – 2 |
Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,688 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Denike | Goalies | James Ronayne | ||
| Cammarata (Dawes) - 06:03 | 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2 |
07:25 - Craigen (Forsberg, Carriere) 14:04 - Daly (Bermingham, Lewis) | ||
| 16 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 35 | ||
| April 11, 2006 7:35 pm |
Knoxville | 1 – 3 |
Florida | Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, FL Attendance: 2,766 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ronayne | Goalies | Terry Denike | ||
Forsberg (Kovalcik, Carriere) - 14:56 |
0 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 |
01:23 - Deeves (Hammer, Zoryk) 47:31 - Keller (Snyder, Sich) (PP) 59:59 - Miller (Hammer) (EN) | ||
| 30 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 33 | ||
| April 12, 2006 7:35 pm |
Knoxville | 3 – 2 |
Florida | Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, FL Attendance: 2,028 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ronayne | Goalies | Terry Denike | Referee: Mike Hughes | |
| Rangus (Swider) - 03:07 Menzul (Daly) - 14:48 Swider (Rangus, Menzul) - 19:38 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 2 |
30:24 - Keller (Deeves) (SH) 42:23 - Zoryk (Deeves) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 26 | ||
Awards[]
The All-SPHL teams were announced March 21, 2006, followed by the MVP on March 22, Defenseman of the Year on March 23, Coach of the Year on March 24, Rookie of the Year on March 27, and Goalie of the Year on Match 28.[8]
| President's Cup: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Commissioner's Cup: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| League MVP: | Matt Carmichael (Huntsville)[1] |
| Rookie of the Year: | Rob Sich (Florida)[9] |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Mike Clarke (Fayetteville)[10] |
| Goalie of the Year: | Terry Denike (Florida)[11] |
| Coach of the Year: | Jerome Bechard (Columbus)[12] |
All-Star selections[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carmichael named SPHL MVP. Press release (March 22, 2006). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ Trax Suspend Operation. Press release (April 13, 2005). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ "SPHL's Polar Twins on ice", The Huntsville Times, June 3, 2005. Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ Central Florida’s other Professional Hockey Team Preparing for Season. Press release (February 23, 2005). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ Florence, SC Becomes First SPHL Expansion City. Press release (May 11, 2005). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ SPHL 2005 annual meeting concludes. Press release (June 3, 2005). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ SPHL Standings. Pointstreak.com. Retrieved on 17 March 2010.
- ↑ All-SPHL Teams Announced. Press release (March 21, 2006). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ Sich named SPHL Rookie of the Year. Press release (March 27, 2006). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ Clarke named SPHL Defenseman of the Year. Press release (March 23, 2006). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ SPHL Goalie of the Year. Press release (March 28, 2006). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
- ↑ Bechard named Coach of the Year. Press release (March 24, 2006). Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
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