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2004–05 SPHL season

The 2004–05 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the first season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 29, 2004, and ended April 1, 2005, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Columbus Cottonmouths won the first SPHL championship.

2004–05 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 29, 2004–April 1, 2005
Regular season
Season championsKnoxville Ice Bears
Season MVPKevin Swider (Knoxville)[1]
Top scorerKevin Swider (Knoxville)
Playoffs
Finals championsColumbus Cottonmouths
  Finals runners-upMacon Trax
SPHL seasons

Regular season edit

Final standings edit

Team[2] GP W L GF GA Pts
Knoxville Ice Bears‡ 56 34 22 235 185 68
Macon Trax 56 33 23 220 199 66
Jacksonville Barracudas 56 33 23 230 195 66
Fayetteville FireAntz 56 32 24 226 158 64
Columbus Cottonmouths 56 30 26 224 200 60
Huntsville Havoc 56 29 27 183 181 58
Asheville Aces 56 19 37 182 256 38
Winston-Salem Polar Twins 56 14 42 147 300 28
‡ Commissioner's Cup winners
  Advanced to playoffs

Attendance edit

Team Total Games Average
Knoxville 93,564 28 3,341
Fayetteville 85,744 28 3,062
Huntsville 75,978 28 2,713
Columbus 73,063 28 2,609
Jacksonville 63,542 28 2,269
Asheville 59,901 28 2,139
Macon 53,082 28 1,895
Winston-Salem 41,816 28 1,493

President's Cup playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Knoxville Ice Bears 2 2 –
5 Columbus Cottonmouths 4 5 Columbus Cottonmouths 4 3 –
4 Fayetteville FireAntz 2 5 Columbus Cottonmouths 5 3 –
2 Macon Trax 1 2 –
2 Macon Trax 2 3 7
3 Jacksonville Barracudas 2 3 Jacksonville Barracudas 1 4 1
6 Huntsville Havoc 1

Quarterfinals edit

Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics

(1) Knoxville Ice Bears and (2) Macon Trax edit

The Knoxville Ice Bears and the Macon trax get byes for the Quarter Finals round of the playoffs. The teams will be reseeded for the Simi Finals round.

(3) Jacksonville Barracudas vs. (6) Huntsville Havoc edit

Game-by-Game Score Jacksonville goals Huntsville goals Winning goalie
1 March 23 at Jacksonville 2, Huntsville 1 Brad Federenko, Jason Silverthron Jeff Dams Kelly Shields
Jacksonville win series 1–0

(4) Fayetteville FireAntz vs. (5) Columbus Cottonmouths edit

Game-by-Game Score Fayetteville goals Columbus goals Winning goalie
1 March 23 at Fayetteville 2, Columbus 4 Chad Peck, George Nistas Ryan Haggarty, Tylor Keller, Daryl Moor, Tim Green Chad Rycroft
Columbus win series 1–0

Semifinals edit

Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics

(1) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (5) Columbus Cottonmouths edit

Game-by-Game Score Knoxville goals Columbus goals Winning goalie
1 March 25 at Knoxville 2, Columbus 4 David Bagley, Doug Searle Orrin Hergott, Tylor Keller, Ryan Haggarty 2 Chad Rycroft
2 March 27 at Columbus 3, Knoxville 2 Chris Bodnar, Craig Desjarlais Craig Stahl 2, Orrin Hergott Chad Rycroft
Columbus win series 2–0 Hergott 2, Haggarty 2, Stahl 2

(2) Macon Trax vs. (3) Jacksonville Barracudas edit

Game-by-Game Score Macon goals Jacksonville goals Winning goalie
1 March 25 at Jacksonville 1, Macon 2 Craig Miller, Casey Handrahan Jason Silverthorn Mark Cairns
2 March 26 at Macon 3, Jacksonville 4 John Gurskis 2, Steve Zoryk Joe Koslakiewicz 2, Brad Federenko 2 Kelly Shields
3 March 27 at Macon 7, Jacksonville 1 Edan Welch, Ryan Rivard, Steve Zoryk 2, Lou Dimasi, Mark Allen, David Deeves Brent Rumble Kelly Shields
Macon win series 2–1 Zork 3, Koslakiewicz 2, Federenko 2

Finals edit

March 31, 2005
7:35 pm		Columbus5–1MaconMacon Centreplex, Macon, GA
Attendance: 1,997
Game reference
Chad RycroftGoaliesMark CairnsReferee:
Jon Mattson
Misita (Keller, Aikia) (SH) – 05:121 – 0
Keller (Green, Underwood) (PP) – 07:172 – 0
2 – 118:17 – Miller (Welch, Deeves)
Moor (Stahl) – 29:473 – 1
Misita (Keller, Aikia) (PP) – 35:484 – 1
Green (Keller, Aikia) (PP) – 40:485 – 1
23 minPenalties25 min
44Shots33
April 1, 2005
7:30 pm		Macon2 – 3 (OT)ColumbusColumbus Civic Center, Columbus, GA
Attendance: 4,579
Game reference
Mark CairnsGoaliesChad RycroftReferee:
Jon Mattson
0 – 118:45 – Green (Keller) (PP)
Welch (Gurskis) – 34:221 – 1
Deeves (Miller) – 44:482 – 1
2 – 258:59 – Green (Keller)
2 – 363:55 – Keller (Green)
18 minPenalties18 min
30Shots34

Awards edit

The Coach of the Year award was announced on March 21, 2005, followed by the All-Star team on March 22, Goalie of the Year on March 23, Defenseman of the Year on March 24, and MVP and Rookie of the Year on March 25.[3]

President's Cup: Columbus Cottonmouths
Commissioner's Cup: Knoxville Ice Bears
League MVP: Kevin Swider (Knoxville)[1]
Rookie of the Year: Chad Collins (Fayetteville)[4]
Defenseman of the Year: Curtis Menzul (Knoxville)[5]
Goalie of the Year: Chad Collins (Fayetteville)[6]
Coach of the Year: Derek Booth (Fayetteville)[7]

All-Star selections edit

All-Stars

  F Brent Rumble (Jacksonville)
  F Kevin Swider (Knoxville)
  F K.J. Vorhees (Knoxville)
  D Ryan Aikia (Columbus)
  D Curtis Menzul (Knoxville)
  G Chad Collins (Fayetteville)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Kevin Swider Earns MVP Award". Press release. March 25, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  2. ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "SPHL Announces 2004–2005 All Star Team". Press release. March 22, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "SPHL Names Chad Collins Rookie of the Year". Press release. March 25, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  5. ^ "Knoxville's Menzul named SPHL's Top Defenseman". Press release. March 24, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "Chad Collins Named SPHL Goalie of the Year". Press release. March 23, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "Derek Booth Named Coach of the Year". Press release. March 21, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
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