| 2007–08 SPHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 25, 2007–April 13, 2008 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Season MVP | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) [1] |
| Top scorer | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Finals runners-up | Jacksonville Barracudas |
The 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 25, 2007, and ended April 13, 2008, after a 52-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their second SPHL championship.
The Pee Dee Cyclones moved from Florence, South Carolina, to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and changed their name to the Twin City Cyclones. The league also named a new commissioner, Jim Combs, in June 2007. [2]
| Team [3] | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Ice Bears ‡ | 52 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 199 | 169 | 68 |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | 52 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 201 | 167 | 65 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 52 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 186 | 198 | 58 |
| Richmond Renegades | 52 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 178 | 174 | 57 |
| Twin City Cyclones | 52 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 185 | 207 | 50 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 52 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 168 | 186 | 50 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 52 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 195 | 211 | 48 |
| Team | Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 102,208 | 26 | 3,931 |
| Richmond | 101,476 | 26 | 3,902 |
| Huntsville | 99,672 | 26 | 3,833 |
| Knoxville | 93,633 | 26 | 3,601 |
| Columbus | 83,590 | 26 | 3,215 |
| Twin City | 30,698 | 26 | 1,180 |
| Jacksonville | 29,200 | 26 | 1,123 |
| First round | Second round | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 6 | 4 | 4 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 4 | 5 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 2 | 3 | 2 | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond Renegades | 1 | 4 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Twin City Cyclones | 3 | 4 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 4 | 7 | x | |||||||||||||||||||
| April 10, 2008 7:30 pm | Jacksonville | 2 – 6 | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 1,971 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Haun | Goalies | Kirk Irving | Referee: Nick Krebsbach | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 12, 2008 7:35 pm | Knoxville | 4 – 3 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Ice, Jacksonville, FL Attendance: 1,656 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kirk Irving | Goalies | Ryan Person | Referee: Joe Sullivan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25 min | Penalties | 21 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 13, 2008 7:30 pm | Jacksonville | 2 – 4 | Knoxville | James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN Attendance: 2,229 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ryan Person | Goalies | Kirk Irving | Referee: Dan Dreger | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
SPHL award winners were announced March 24, 2008. [4]
| President's Cup: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Coffey Trophy: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| League MVP: | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| Rookie of the Year: | Taylor Hustead (Twin City) [4] |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Dan Vandermeer (Richmond) [5] |
| Goaltender of the Year: | Tim Haun (Jacksonville) [6] |
| Coach of the Year: | Rick Alain (Jacksonville) [5] |
| Playoff MVP: | Kirk Irving (Knoxville) [7] |
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