2004–05 SPHL season
| 2004–05 SPHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | 2005–06 → |
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.
Regular season
Final standings
| 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 Cupwinners
- Advanced to playoffs
Attendance
| 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
| 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
- Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics
(1) Knoxville Ice Bears and (2) Macon Trax
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
| 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
| 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
- Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics
(1) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (5) Columbus Cottonmouths
| 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
| 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
| March 31, 2005 7:35 pm | Columbus | 5–1 | Macon | PP ) – 40:48 | 5 – 1 |
| April 1, 2005 7:30 pm | Macon | 2 – 3 ( PP) |
| Welch (Gurskis) – 34:22 | 1 – 1 | |
| Deeves (Miller) – 44:48 | 2 – 1 | |
| 2 – 2 | 58:59 – Green (Keller) | |
| 2 – 3 | 63:55 – Keller (Green) |
Awards
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
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References
- ^ a b "Kevin Swider Earns MVP Award". Press release. March 25, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ "SPHL Announces 2004–2005 All Star Team". Press release. March 22, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "SPHL Names Chad Collins Rookie of the Year". Press release. March 25, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Knoxville's Menzul named SPHL's Top Defenseman". Press release. March 24, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Chad Collins Named SPHL Goalie of the Year". Press release. March 23, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Derek Booth Named Coach of the Year". Press release. March 21, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2010.