2015–16 SPHL season

The 2015–16 SPHL season was the 12th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Peoria Rivermen in the President's Cup final 3 games to none to win their 3rd SPHL title in 4 years.

2015–16 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 23, 2015–April 9, 2016
Number of teams9
Regular Season
William B. Coffey TrophyPeoria Rivermen
Season MVPGarrett Bartus (Macon)
Top scorerCorey Banfield (Pensacola)
Playoffs
Finals championsPensacola Ice Flyers
  Finals runners-upPeoria Rivermen
Playoffs MVPBryan Hince (Pensacola)

Preseason

On May 4, 2015, the SPHL held an expansion draft in preparation for the Macon Mayhem to begin play as the league's 9th team.[1]

Regular season

Standings

Final standings[2]

Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Peoria Rivermen563912519612583
Pensacola Ice Flyers563120517515767
Mississippi RiverKings5628181015116166
Fayetteville FireAntz563021516714565
Knoxville Ice Bears562921616316564
Louisiana IceGators562626415116256
Huntsville Havoc562626415115856
Macon Mayhem562427513815753
Columbus Cottonmouths561929812418646
William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

Team Total Games Average
Huntsville117,298284,187
Peoria109,466283,909
Pensacola107,521283,840
Knoxville91,902283,282
Fayetteville78,460282,802
Columbus77,043282,751
Mississippi65,232282,329
Louisiana59,063282,109
Macon58,653282,094
League764,6382523,034

President's Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Championships
                           
  1 Peoria Rivermen 2  
8 Macon Mayhem 1  
  1 Peoria 2  
  4 Fayetteville 0  
2 Pensacola Ice Flyers 2
  7 Huntsville Havoc 0  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   1 Peoria 0
  2 Pensacola 3
  3 Mississippi RiverKings 2  
6 Louisiana IceGators 0  
  2 Pensacola 2
  3 Mississippi 0  
4 Fayetteville FireAntz 2
  5 Knoxville Ice Bears 1  

Finals

Home team is listed first.
Pensacola wins series 3–0

Awards

2015–16 SPHL awards
AwardRecipient(s)Finalists
President's CupPensacola Ice FlyersPeoria Rivermen
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)
Peoria Rivermen
Easton Defenseman of the YearBrandon Greenside (Peoria)Jason Price (Knoxville)
Easton Rookie of the YearJohn Lidgett (Huntsville)Joseph Manno (Fayetteville)
Goaltender of the YearGarrett Bartus (Macon)Kyle Rank (Peoria)
Easton Coach of the YearJean-Guy Trudel (Peoria)Jeff Bes (Fayetteville)
Rod Aldoff (Pensacola)
Easton Most Valuable PlayerGarrett Bartus (Macon)Corey Banfield (Pensacola)
Kevin Swider Leading Scorer AwardCorey Banfield (Pensacola)

All-SPHL selections

PositionFirst TeamSecond TeamAll-Rookie
G Garrett Bartus (Macon) Kyle Rank (Peoria) Brandon Jaeger (Columbus)
D Brandon Greenside (Peoria) Dave Pszenyczny (Peoria) Corey Hale (Knoxville)
D Jason Price (Knoxville) Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) Mike Krieg (Pensacola)
F Corey Banfield (Pensacola) Jake Hauswirth (Louisiana) Zac Frischmon (Louisiana)
F Kyle Gibbons (Fayetteville) Josh McQuade (Fayetteville) John Lidgett (Huntsville)
F Adam Pawlick (Pensacola) Shawn Skelly (Macon) Joseph Manno (Fayetteville)

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-08-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "2015–16 SPHL Standings". Pointstreak. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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