The 2023–24 SPHL season is the 20th season of the SPHL. The regular season began on October 20, 2023, and ended on April 6, 2024.
League business The same 10 teams from the 2023–24 season returned after Vermillion County folded midseason last year.
Teams 2023-24 Southern Professional Hockey League Team City Arena Birmingham Bulls Pelham, Alabama Pelham Civic Center Evansville Thunderbolts Evansville, Indiana Ford Center Fayetteville Marksmen Fayetteville, North Carolina Crown Complex Huntsville Havoc Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum Macon Mayhem Macon, Georgia Macon Coliseum Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Bay Center Peoria Rivermen Peoria, Illinois Carver Arena Quad City Storm Moline, Illinois Vibrant Arena at The MARK Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Roanoke, Virginia Berglund Center
Map of teams
Regular season Standings As of April 6, 2024. Team z– Birmingham Bulls 56 38 9 6 3 85 198 132x–Peoria Rivermen 56 37 14 2 4 79 192 139x–Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 56 33 15 7 1 74 207 164x–Fayetteville Marksmen 56 31 19 6 0 68 191 165x–Huntsville Havoc 56 30 19 6 1 67 184 166x–Quad City Storm 56 32 23 1 0 65 193 176x–Pensacola Ice Flyers 56 25 27 2 2 54 170 178x–Evansville Thunderbolts 56 23 29 2 2 50 149 177e–Macon Mayhem 56 15 34 3 4 37 141 225e–Knoxville Ice Bears 56 16 36 3 1 36 128 231 indicates team has clinched William B. Coffey Trophy (regular season champion) and a playoff spot indicates team has clinched a playoff spot indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention Attendance Team Total Games Average Huntsville 166,871 28 5,960 Roanoke 148,597 28 5,307 Pensacola 148,588 28 5,307 Fayetteville 113,402 28 4,050 Knoxville 112,562 28 4,020 Peoria 111,224 28 3,972 Quad City 103,672 28 3,703 Birmingham 93,610 28 3,343 Evansville 91,471 28 3,267 Macon 59,413 28 2,122 League 1,149,410 280 4,105 Statistical leaders Leading skaters The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 6, 2024.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIMBirmingham Bulls 49 30 35 65 +26 44Birmingham Bulls 55 33 27 60 +33 44Quad City Storm 45 28 31 59 +7 11Birmingham Bulls 53 18 41 59 +31 33Fayetteville Marksmen 39 27 29 56 +20 9Pensacola Ice Flyers 49 16 39 55 -1 18Quad City Storm 55 32 21 53 +15 55Quad City Storm 35 27 26 53 +12 16Peoria Rivermen 52 21 31 52 +3 78Pensacola Ice Flyers 53 15 36 51 −2 12 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders with a minimum 1,320 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of April 6, 2024.
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OT Peoria Rivermen 39 2211 848 71 7 1.93 .916 27 7 3 Birmingham Bulls 39 2324 1,111 71 4 2.14 .925 26 7 6 Fayetteville Marksmen 32 1918 1,067 76 2 2.38 .929 18 10 4 Pensacola Ice Flyers 37 2,051 957 87 3 2.55 .909 16 15 2 Huntsville Havoc 32 1940 918 85 2 2.63 .907 16 10 6 Postseason For 2024, the format was the same as 2023. Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals (1) Birmingham Bulls vs. (8) Evansville Thunderbolts
(2) Peoria Rivermen vs. (7) Pensacola Ice Flyers
(3) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs. (6) Quad City Storm
(4) Fayetteville Marksmen vs. (5) Huntsville Havoc
Semifinals (2) Peoria Rivermen vs. (8) Evansville Thunderbolts
(3) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs. (5) Huntsville Havoc
President's Cup Final (2) Peoria Rivermen vs. (5) Huntsville Havoc
Statistical leaders
Skaters The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 28, 2024.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIMPeoria Rivermen 7 3 14 17 +7 4Peoria Rivermen 7 8 6 14 +10 18Huntsville Havoc 8 7 3 10 +6 2Huntsville Havoc 8 5 4 9 +1 0Evansville Thunderbolts 5 1 6 7 -1 6 Goaltenders The following goaltenders with a minimum 350 minutes played lead the playoffs in goals against average. Updated as of April 28, 2024.
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OT Peoria Rivermen 7 438 183 15 9 2.06 .918 6 1 0 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 9 552 266 20 1 2.18 .925 7 2 0 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 6 353 193 17 1 2.89 .912 3 2 1 Awards Award Recipient(s) President's Cup Peoria Rivermen William B. Coffey Trophy(Best regular-season record) Birmingham Bulls Defenseman of the Year Brendan Pepe (Roanoke) Rookie of the Year Simon Boyko (Fayetteville) Goaltender of the Year Hayden Stewart (Birmingham) Coach of the Year Craig Simchuk (Birmingham) Most Valuable Player Carson Rose (Birmingham) Leading Scorer Award Carson Rose (Birmingham) All-SPHL selections Position First Team Second Team All-Rookie G Hayden Stewart (Birmingham) Nick Latinovich (Peoria) Ryan Kenny (Fayetteville) D Brendan Pepe (Roanoke) Zach Wilkie (Peoria) Matt O’Dea (Roanoke) Dillion Fournier (Quad City) Matthew Araujo (Fayetteville) Matt Doran (Huntsville) F Carson Rose (Birmingham) Drake Glover (Birmingham) Leif Mattson (Quad City) Matt Ustaski (Quad City) Simon Boyko (Fayetteville) Nikita Kozyrev (Birmingham) Simon Boyko (Fayetteville) Nikita Kozyrev (Birmingham) Alex Laplante (Macon) References
External links Southern Professional Hockey League website