This is the 2019-20 Southern Professional Hockey League season. This is the league's 15th season.
League play suspended[]
On March 12th the league issued the following statement:
"For the safety of our fans, players, team personnel and arena staff, the Southern Professional Hockey League today announced that due to concerns over the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, it has suspended the 2019-2020 season effective immediately." The SPHL and its member teams will continue to monitor developments over the weekend and provide an update on the 2019-2020 season in the near future.[1]
The league would officially cancel the season on March 15th.[2]
Membership Changes[]
- On May 24, 2018 the Mississippi RiverKings announced they were suspending operations for the 2018-19 season. The league was seeking new ownership in the hopes of bringing the organization back for 2019-20.[3] No official word on if the team will return for the 2019-20 season and the team's website has not been updated since the announcement that the team was suspending operations.
Teams[]
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria Rivermen | 46 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 150 | 105 | 71 | .772 |
| Fayetteville Marksmen | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 163 | 120 | 71 | .772 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 46 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 144 | 124 | 59 | .641 |
| Pensacola Ice Flyers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 127 | 113 | 58 | .630 |
| Evansville Thunderbolts | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 153 | 151 | 57 | .620 |
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 165 | 154 | 57 | .594 |
| Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 47 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 117 | 151 | 41 | .436 |
| Quad City Storm | 44 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 123 | 144 | 40 | .455 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 46 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 122 | 161 | 40 | .435 |
| Macon Mayhem | 47 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 115 | 156 | 40 | .426 |
Playoffs[]
Season cancelled prior to completion of the regular season.