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Sports season
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)
SPHL seasons
← 2014–152016–17 →

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.

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.

Teams

2015-16 Southern Professional Hockey League
Team City Arena
Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center
Fayetteville FireAntz Fayetteville, North Carolina Crown Complex
Huntsville Havoc Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center
Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Louisiana IceGators Lafayette, Louisiana Cajundome
Macon Mayhem Macon, Georgia Macon Coliseum
Mississippi RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi Landers Center
Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Bay Center
Peoria Rivermen Peoria, Illinois Carver Arena

Map of teams

2015–16 SPHL season is located in the United StatesColumbusColumbusFayettevilleFayettevilleHuntsvilleHuntsvilleKnoxvilleKnoxvilleLouisianaLouisianaMaconMaconMississippiMississippiPensacolaPensacolaPeoriaPeoria SPHL teams

Regular season

Standings

Final standings

Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Peoria Rivermen‡ 56 39 12 5 196 125 83
Pensacola Ice Flyers 56 31 20 5 175 157 67
Mississippi RiverKings 56 28 18 10 151 161 66
Fayetteville FireAntz 56 30 21 5 167 145 65
Knoxville Ice Bears 56 29 21 6 163 165 64
Louisiana IceGators 56 26 26 4 151 162 56
Huntsville Havoc 56 26 26 4 151 158 56
Macon Mayhem 56 24 27 5 138 157 53
Columbus Cottonmouths 56 19 29 8 124 186 46
William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

Team Total Games Average
Huntsville 117,298 28 4,187
Peoria 109,466 28 3,909
Pensacola 107,521 28 3,840
Knoxville 91,902 28 3,282
Fayetteville 78,460 28 2,802
Columbus 77,043 28 2,751
Mississippi 65,232 28 2,329
Louisiana 59,063 28 2,109
Macon 58,653 28 2,094
League 764,638 252 3,034

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
1 Peoria 0
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
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.
April 30 Peoria Rivermen 2–3 OT Pensacola Ice Flyers Carver Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 2:29 – Brandon Zurn
Adam Stuart – 12:22 Second period 4:09 – Joe Caveney
Walker Wintoneak – 16:07 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 6:35 – Joseph Holka
Kyle Rank 32 shots / 29 saves Goalie stats Matt Zenzola 27 shots / 25 saves
May 1 Peoria Rivermen 2–3 Pensacola Ice Flyers Carver Arena Recap  
Dave Pszenyczny – 10:11 First period 11:43 – Steve Bergin
No scoring Second period 7:04 – Joe Caveney
15:25 – Stephen Buco
Connor Toomey – PP 5:02 Third period No scoring
Kyle Rank 19 shots / 16 saves
David Jacobson 7 shots / 7 saves 		Goalie stats Matt Zenzola 23 shots / 21 saves
May 5 Pensacola Ice Flyers 5–4 Peoria Rivermen Pensacola Bay Center Recap  
Adam Pawlick – 15:55
Brandon Zurn – 16:32 		First period 13:41 – Connor Toomey
No scoring Second period 1:51 – Chris Wilson
Joseph Holka – 1:19
Drew Baker – PP 9:47
Josh Cousineau – 19:59 		Third period 8:51 PP – Mike Gurtler
10:17 – Adam Stuart
Matt Zenzola 23 shots / 19 saves Goalie stats David Jacobson 34 shots / 29 saves
Pensacola wins series 3–0


Awards

2015–16 SPHL awards
Award Recipient(s) Finalists
President's Cup Pensacola Ice Flyers Peoria Rivermen
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)		 Peoria Rivermen
Easton Defenseman of the Year Brandon Greenside (Peoria) Jason Price (Knoxville)
Easton Rookie of the Year John Lidgett (Huntsville) Joseph Manno (Fayetteville)
Goaltender of the Year Garrett Bartus (Macon) Kyle Rank (Peoria)
Easton Coach of the Year Jean-Guy Trudel (Peoria) Jeff Bes (Fayetteville)
Rod Aldoff (Pensacola)
Easton Most Valuable Player Garrett Bartus (Macon) Corey Banfield (Pensacola)
Kevin Swider Leading Scorer Award Corey Banfield (Pensacola)

All-SPHL selections

Position First Team Second Team All-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. "Macon Mayhem selects players in SPHL expansion draft - 41 NBC News". Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. "2015–16 SPHL Standings". Pointstreak. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

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